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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
predicate nominative
metaphor
realism
elegy
2. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
parable
romance
connotation
voice
3. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
onomatopoeia
pseudonym
implied metaphor
extended metaphor
4. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
pathos
climax
pastoral
pun
5. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
oxymoron
tragedy
trope
6. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
bibliography
lyric poetry
kenning
epigram
7. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
subplot
deouement
meter
rhetoric
8. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
end-stopped
paradox
exegesis
verisimilitude
9. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
sonnet
rhythm
novel of manners
myth
10. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
apostrophe
ode
paraphrase
classical - classicism
11. Issues a comand
implied metaphor
adage
vernacular
imperative sentence
12. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
collocation/Idiom
simple sentence
novel of manners
farce
13. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
parable
eponymous
aphorism
point of view
14. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
plot
old english
abstract language
collocation/Idiom
15. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
foreshadowing
simile
protagonist
16. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
ellipsis
theme
catharsis
classical - classicism
17. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
voice
pentameter
ellipsis
deus ex machina
18. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
loose sentence
exegesis
periodic sentence
foreshadowing
19. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
explication
elegy
allusion
prosody
20. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
old english
title character
anglo-saxon diction
abstract
21. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
adage
compound-complex sentence
assonance
archetype
22. 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
apostrophe
tragedy
middle english
synecdoche
23. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
assonance
epigram
adage
setting
24. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
frame
parable
predicate nominative
montage
25. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
oxymoron
novel of manners
allusion
elegy
26. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
split infinitives
syntax
compound sentence
bard
27. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
alliteration
canon
satire
paradox
28. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
euphony
villanelle
trope
free verse
29. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
epigram
trope
litotes
point of view
30. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
trope
hubris
innuendo
montage
31. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
cacaphony
deouement
paraphrase
elegy
32. A term for the title character of a work of literature
eponymous
epithet
adage
split infinitives
33. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
dramatic irony
apollonian
explication
realism
34. 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
figurative language
bildungsroman
aphorism
35. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
couplet
ambiguity
subtext
light verse
36. 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
parody
bildungsroman
colloquial
loose sentence
37. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
deus ex machina
in medias res
extended metaphor
end-stopped
38. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
archetype
mock epic
non sequitur
flashback
39. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
sentimental
split infinitives
subtext
sarcasm
40. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
naturalism
sonnet
implied metaphor
41. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
myth
collocation/Idiom
kenning
mode
42. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
explication
complex sentence
theme
diction
43. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
metaphysical poetry
antagonist
verisimilitude
rhythm
44. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
adage
compound-complex sentence
caesura
invective
45. 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
falling action
ottava rima
burlesque
elegy
46. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
montage
periodic sentence
figurative language
mood
47. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
allegory
villanelle
climax
pastoral
48. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
pathetic fallacy
compound sentence
humanism
melodrama
49. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
catharsis
apollonian
compound-complex sentence
elegy
50. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
paraphrase
expose
lampoon
adage