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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
onomatopoeia
synecdoche
colloquial
expose
2. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
bombast
trope
moral
stream of consciousness
3. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
bathos
consonance
title character
4. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
split infinitives
double entendre
loose sentence
implied metaphor
5. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
paraphrase
end-stopped
novel of manners
tone
6. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
gerund
concrete language
invective
lyric poetry
7. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
caricature
point of view
caesura
kenning
8. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
naturalism
scan
classic
carpe diem
9. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
omniscient narrator
exegesis
deouement
enjambment
10. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
trope
anachronism
roman a clef
symbolism
11. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
caesura
belle-lettres
classic
12. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
parable
synecdoche
melodrama
setting
13. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
allusion
style
bathos
verse
14. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
metaphor
compound-complex sentence
myth
subplot
15. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
denotation
bibliography
climax
anachronism
16. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
oxymoron
explication
loose sentence
denotation
17. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
climax
lampoon
roman a clef
agreement
18. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
metonymy
picaresque novel
bildungsroman
enjambment
19. 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
scan
bard
enjambment
lyric poetry
20. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
epigram
interrogative sentence
bombast
21. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
dionysian
connotation
stream of consciousness
fable
22. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
bibliography
irony
enjambment
innuendo
23. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
motif
bibliography
balanced sentence
naturalism
24. 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
in medias res
narrative
tone
verisimilitude
25. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
old english
elliptical construction
climax
maxim
26. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
split infinitives
rhyme scheme
empathy
abstract language
27. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
parable
elliptical construction
subtext
persona
28. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
climax
prosody
euphemism
allegory
29. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
burlesque
naturalism
romance
30. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
rhetoric
point of view
idyll
genre
31. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
scan
compound-complex sentence
agreement
free verse
32. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
deus ex machina
muse
ballad
gothic novel
33. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
muse
concrete language
split infinitives
assonance
34. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
eponymous
first person narrative
pseudonym
parable
35. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
verse
predicate adjective
pentameter
gerund
36. A term for the title character of a work of literature
sonnet
eponymous
synecdoche
persona
37. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
protagonist
innuendo
predicate adjective
style
38. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
litotes
dramatic irony
protagonist
voice
39. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
rhetoric
sentimental
agreement
apostrophe
40. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
moral
epigram
muse
diction
41. One independent clause and no dependent clause
rhyme scheme
invective
title character
simple sentence
42. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
metonymy
tragedy
double entendre
dionysian
43. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
gerund
adage
motif
euphemism
44. Two or more independent clauses
compound sentence
plot
farce
loose sentence
45. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
indirect quotation
harangue
expose
allegory
46. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
cliche
implied metaphor
enjambment
compound-complex sentence
47. 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
epic
bildungsroman
imperative sentence
alliteration
48. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
sentiment
middle english
apollonian
foreshadowing
49. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
apollonian
gerund
connotation
protagonist
50. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
implied metaphor
bombast
loose sentence
imperative sentence