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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
in medias res
pathos
cacaphony
foreshadowing
2. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
stanza
end-stopped
wit
abstract language
3. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
euphemism
maxim
point of view
voice
4. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
synecdoche
voice
bard
epithet
5. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
aphorism
expose
theme
6. 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
connotation
verisimilitude
harangue
naturalism
7. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
ballad
exegesis
belle-lettres
caesura
8. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
first person narrative
foreshadowing
voice
adage
9. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
metaphor
pentameter
motif
narrative
10. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
metaphor
fantasy
trope
predicate adjective
11. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
humanism
innuendo
pulp fiction
allegory
12. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
pathetic fallacy
verbal irony
fable
pun
13. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
trope
connotation
aphorism
foot
14. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
bibliography
adage
pulp fiction
collocation/Idiom
15. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
dionysian
caesura
verse
analogy
16. Grating - inharmonious sounds
romance
cacaphony
pastoral
enjambment
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
euphemism
pathetic fallacy
anachronism
meter
18. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
voice
loose sentence
quatrain
alliteration
19. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
exegesis
balanced sentence
colloquial
parody
20. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
picaresque novel
canon
oxymoron
exposition
21. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life
montage
pseudonym
metaphysical poetry
compound sentence
22. 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
colloquial
tragedy
metaphor
epic
23. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
exegesis
bildungsroman
climax
24. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
persona
muse
plot
burlesque
25. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
archetype
abstract language
setting
fantasy
26. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
gerund
maxim
free verse
pulp fiction
27. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
mock epic
subtext
onomatopoeia
theme
28. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
ottava rima
image
cliche
belle-lettres
29. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
caesura
sarcasm
denotation
end-stopped
30. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
antithesis
sarcasm
picaresque novel
meter
31. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
etymology
analogy
belle-lettres
pathos
32. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
harangue
free verse
irony
empathy
33. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
connotation
roman a clef
muse
rhyme
34. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
moral
irony
bombast
fable
35. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
irony
gothic novel
lampoon
enjambment
36. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
humanism
imperative sentence
sentimental
foot
37. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
parable
voice
parody
rhyme
38. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
belle-lettres
periodic sentence
subplot
caricature
39. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
balanced sentence
ode
catharsis
light verse
40. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
lyric poetry
apostrophe
conceit
deouement
41. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
gerund
rhetorical stance
caricature
concrete language
42. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
apostrophe
expose
denotation
allusion
43. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
extended metaphor
verse
sentimental
persona
44. The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict
euphony
roman a clef
falling action
sarcasm
45. 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
innuendo
novel of manners
plot
ellipsis
46. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
sarcasm
flashback
etymology
anachronism
47. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
collocation/Idiom
image
climax
hubris
48. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
caricature
protagonist
falling action
vernacular
49. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
subtext
sentiment
bibliography
interrogative sentence
50. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
ballad
stanza
invective
end-stopped