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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. 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
non sequitur
allusion
denotation
2. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
bard
connotation
exposition
analogy
3. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
vernacular
genre
compound sentence
mood
4. The interpretation or analysis of a text
meter
sentiment
first person narrative
explication
5. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
genre
compound-complex sentence
balanced sentence
old english
6. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
ambiguity
anglo-saxon diction
in medias res
epigram
7. The emotional tone in a work of literature
middle english
sarcasm
mood
pathos
8. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
fable
humanism
falling action
archetype
9. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
adage
explication
prosody
enjambment
10. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
belle-lettres
middle english
denotation
consonance
11. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
foreshadowing
caricature
setting
paraphrase
12. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
cliche
parody
mock epic
epic
13. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
interrogative sentence
persona
naturalism
satire
14. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
bombast
pseudonym
bathos
interrogative sentence
15. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
foreshadowing
oxymoron
falling action
plot
16. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
simple sentence
exposition
lyric poetry
complex sentence
17. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
style
ottava rima
consonance
concrete language
18. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
ellipsis
concrete language
fable
metaphysical poetry
19. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
bard
romance
abstract
pulp fiction
20. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
infinitive
canon
setting
euphony
21. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
farce
subplot
hubris
adage
22. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
periodic sentence
deus ex machina
bathos
quatrain
23. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
elliptical construction
moral
classical - classicism
conceit
24. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
pseudonym
agreement
harangue
25. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
pentameter
anachronism
anglo-saxon diction
collocation/Idiom
26. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
style
foot
dionysian
muse
27. A term for the title character of a work of literature
eponymous
agreement
exegesis
concrete language
28. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
lyric poetry
classic
predicate nominative
frame
29. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
consonance
double entendre
cacaphony
plot
30. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
etymology
pathetic fallacy
synecdoche
trope
31. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
style
epic
pathetic fallacy
analogy
32. Two or more independent clauses
dionysian
romance
compound sentence
narrative
33. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
diction
dramatic irony
ellipsis
catharsis
34. The main character in a work of literature
romance
mock epic
gerund
protagonist
35. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
epithet
image
setting
hyperbole
36. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
pun
ottava rima
apollonian
non sequitur
37. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
cliche
stream of consciousness
end-stopped
analogy
38. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
loose sentence
farce
fable
39. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
free verse
non sequitur
verse
exposition
40. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
voice
subplot
metaphor
simile
41. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
extended metaphor
montage
conceit
roman a clef
42. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
parody
ottava rima
carpe diem
sonnet
43. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
eponymous
innuendo
euphemism
rhythm
44. 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
metaphysical poetry
carpe diem
interrogative sentence
style
45. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
symbolism
caricature
anachronism
harangue
46. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
collocation/Idiom
carpe diem
couplet
anachronism
47. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
idyll
figurative language
pathos
48. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
onomatopoeia
ode
rhetoric
sentiment
49. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
personification
middle english
foreshadowing
lampoon
50. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
anachronism
elegy
melodrama
pulp fiction