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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
exegesis
colloquial
lampoon
muse
2. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
style
antagonist
etymology
gerund
3. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
middle english
annotation
maxim
pulp fiction
4. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
voice
elegy
pseudonym
deus ex machina
5. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
anachronism
rhetoric
personification
paraphrase
6. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
agreement
archetype
gerund
trope
7. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
parody
canon
pseudonym
elliptical construction
8. 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
canon
in medias res
gerund
plot
9. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
omniscient narrator
bathos
stanza
10. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
periodic sentence
allegory
verse
canon
11. The emotional tone in a work of literature
personification
oxymoron
hubris
mood
12. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
concrete language
elegy
elliptical construction
anglo-saxon diction
13. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
pathetic fallacy
belle-lettres
subtext
pentameter
14. 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
frame
synecdoche
allusion
romance
15. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
dionysian
meter
conceit
antagonist
16. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
consonance
compound sentence
rhetoric
lyric poetry
17. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
rhyme
narrative
parody
pun
18. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
genre
split infinitives
muse
figurative language
19. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
compound-complex sentence
gerund
farce
rhetorical stance
20. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
anglo-saxon diction
consonance
tone
etymology
21. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
epithet
sarcasm
annotation
bildungsroman
22. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
rhyme scheme
paraphrase
double entendre
23. The act of determining the meter of a poetic line. the pattern is called scansion. if a verse doesn't 'scan' its meter is irregular
exegesis
motif
myth
scan
24. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
kenning
in medias res
point of view
classical - classicism
25. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
ode
empathy
alliteration
lyric poetry
26. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
genre
split infinitives
romance
27. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
extended metaphor
picaresque novel
compound-complex sentence
deus ex machina
28. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
climax
free verse
satire
theme
29. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
free verse
narrative
dionysian
syntax
30. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
onomatopoeia
bathos
romance
imperative sentence
31. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
muse
exegesis
foot
enjambment
32. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
genre
hubris
predicate adjective
parable
33. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
end-stopped
couplet
muse
bard
34. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
bildungsroman
fantasy
split infinitives
35. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
elliptical construction
personification
theme
apollonian
36. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
collocation/Idiom
rhythm
aphorism
double entendre
37. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
burlesque
euphemism
fable
connotation
38. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
ballad
foreshadowing
sentiment
roman a clef
39. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
falling action
balanced sentence
climax
40. 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
maxim
cacaphony
metaphysical poetry
predicate nominative
41. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
loose sentence
belle-lettres
subplot
verisimilitude
42. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
caesura
denotation
non sequitur
abstract
43. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
hubris
foreshadowing
aphorism
stream of consciousness
44. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
anachronism
scan
predicate adjective
ballad
45. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
non sequitur
indirect quotation
belle-lettres
explication
46. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
litotes
synecdoche
melodrama
lampoon
47. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
pastoral
climax
theme
cacaphony
48. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
rhyme scheme
irony
verse
point of view
49. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
novel of manners
old english
annotation
rhyme
50. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
rhetoric
tone
adage