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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action and resolution
loose sentence
plot
pathos
bibliography
2. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
expose
non sequitur
periodic sentence
rhyme
3. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
abstract language
alliteration
end-stopped
complex sentence
4. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
onomatopoeia
wit
caricature
foot
5. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
prosody
old english
verse
balanced sentence
6. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
etymology
verbal irony
rhyme scheme
meter
7. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
ballad
frame
quatrain
catharsis
8. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
implied metaphor
myth
prosody
hubris
9. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
litotes
caricature
parody
bombast
10. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
dramatic irony
assonance
mode
romance
11. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
catharsis
prosody
predicate adjective
ottava rima
12. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
elliptical construction
paradox
ballad
eponymous
13. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
deouement
non sequitur
kenning
rhyme
14. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
fantasy
parody
roman a clef
style
15. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
consonance
tone
catharsis
enjambment
16. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
subtext
melodrama
conceit
verbal irony
17. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
anachronism
adage
infinitive
mood
18. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
personification
kenning
foreshadowing
implied metaphor
19. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
protagonist
imperative sentence
classical - classicism
falling action
20. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
exposition
lampoon
metonymy
persona
21. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
idyll
harangue
adage
archetype
22. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
style
adage
gothic novel
falling action
23. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
analogy
interrogative sentence
allegory
elegy
24. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
elliptical construction
classical - classicism
sentiment
25. The author's attitude toward the subject being written about. the characteristic emotion that pervades a work or part of a work--the spirit or quality that is the work's emotional essence
rhythm
catharsis
tone
collocation/Idiom
26. 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
diction
exposition
tragedy
fantasy
27. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
realism
colloquial
burlesque
allegory
28. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
in medias res
classic
belle-lettres
lyric poetry
29. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
caricature
farce
falling action
foreshadowing
30. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
mood
deus ex machina
cliche
genre
31. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
voice
light verse
exegesis
metaphor
32. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part - also when the name of a material stands for the thing itself
quatrain
synecdoche
canon
bathos
33. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
agreement
hubris
kenning
personification
34. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
apollonian
mock epic
dramatic irony
euphony
35. A term for the title character of a work of literature
eponymous
cliche
pun
lyric poetry
36. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
alliteration
non sequitur
belle-lettres
sentimental
37. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
deouement
collocation/Idiom
climax
annotation
38. An adjective that follows a linking verb
maxim
roman a clef
old english
predicate adjective
39. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
non sequitur
theme
pulp fiction
rhyme
40. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
enjambment
eponymous
dramatic irony
subtext
41. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
pathos
hyperbole
ode
empathy
42. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
burlesque
deouement
rhyme
pathetic fallacy
43. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
exposition
bildungsroman
elliptical construction
pastoral
44. Issues a comand
dramatic irony
imperative sentence
picaresque novel
end-stopped
45. The interpretation or analysis of a text
periodic sentence
moral
explication
agreement
46. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
paradox
end-stopped
sonnet
belle-lettres
47. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
climax
bombast
rhyme scheme
figurative language
48. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
euphony
pun
melodrama
conceit
49. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
mode
cliche
complex sentence
vernacular
50. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
extended metaphor
melodrama
empathy
onomatopoeia