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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
eponymous
free verse
diction
annotation
2. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
burlesque
balanced sentence
consonance
annotation
3. A german word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal
metaphysical poetry
bildungsroman
end-stopped
catharsis
4. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
consonance
middle english
free verse
parody
5. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
agreement
litotes
abstract
realism
6. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
tragedy
theme
eponymous
light verse
7. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
simple sentence
canon
theme
protagonist
8. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
analogy
foreshadowing
quatrain
persona
9. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
pun
in medias res
aphorism
bibliography
10. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
subplot
extended metaphor
eponymous
myth
11. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
parody
wit
canon
12. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
oxymoron
assonance
flashback
antithesis
13. A sentence that follows the customary word order of english sentences - ie subject verb object. the main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses
lampoon
antithesis
irony
loose sentence
14. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
belle-lettres
climax
interrogative sentence
personification
15. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
paraphrase
rhetoric
classical - classicism
narrative
16. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
first person narrative
cacaphony
genre
eponymous
17. A noun that renames the subject
ellipsis
predicate nominative
apollonian
mock epic
18. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
metaphysical poetry
onomatopoeia
rhythm
rhetoric
19. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
dionysian
protagonist
point of view
archetype
20. The main character in a work of literature
protagonist
fantasy
abstract
paraphrase
21. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is
verisimilitude
couplet
frame
middle english
22. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
verbal irony
bibliography
catharsis
irony
23. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
canon
periodic sentence
compound-complex sentence
enjambment
24. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
extended metaphor
climax
personification
setting
25. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
meter
expose
apollonian
gerund
26. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
sonnet
extended metaphor
indirect quotation
vernacular
27. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
point of view
couplet
ottava rima
elliptical construction
28. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
first person narrative
roman a clef
anglo-saxon diction
rhetoric
29. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
roman a clef
couplet
enjambment
invective
30. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
euphony
old english
conceit
deouement
31. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
imperative sentence
predicate nominative
roman a clef
lyric poetry
32. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
deouement
simple sentence
rhetoric
epigram
33. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
scan
deouement
genre
symbolism
34. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
pseudonym
falling action
foreshadowing
frame
35. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that causes the hero considerable anguish
implied metaphor
apollonian
tragedy
paradox
36. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
mode
allegory
pathetic fallacy
irony
37. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
scan
anglo-saxon diction
indirect quotation
montage
38. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
setting
classic
first person narrative
wit
39. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
moral
symbolism
trope
pathos
40. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
wit
satire
verisimilitude
title character
41. Issues a comand
fantasy
rhythm
imperative sentence
extended metaphor
42. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
irony
infinitive
stanza
verisimilitude
43. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
ottava rima
fantasy
antagonist
antithesis
44. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
antagonist
sentiment
old english
45. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
antagonist
connotation
stanza
apollonian
46. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
ode
style
lyric poetry
47. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
narrative
euphony
omniscient narrator
bard
48. The interpretation or analysis of a text
explication
style
meter
bathos
49. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
motif
picaresque novel
hubris
empathy
50. Grating - inharmonious sounds
picaresque novel
cacaphony
pathetic fallacy
loose sentence