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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
rhyme
anachronism
trope
dramatic irony
2. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
ballad
irony
persona
rhyme
3. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
personification
assonance
quatrain
rhetoric
4. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
antagonist
myth
bombast
hyperbole
5. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
colloquial
myth
melodrama
periodic sentence
6. A verse with five poetic feet per line
ottava rima
couplet
pentameter
figurative language
7. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
pseudonym
myth
epic
synecdoche
8. 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
quatrain
tragedy
paraphrase
collocation/Idiom
9. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
in medias res
apostrophe
abstract language
ottava rima
10. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
flashback
allusion
syntax
abstract language
11. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
exposition
connotation
aphorism
agreement
12. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
expose
mode
innuendo
title character
13. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
meter
symbolism
plot
pathos
14. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
hyperbole
meter
antithesis
middle english
15. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
hubris
belle-lettres
allegory
invective
16. The interpretation or analysis of a text
middle english
exegesis
rhetoric
explication
17. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
epithet
scan
stanza
lyric poetry
18. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
hubris
bibliography
realism
personification
19. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
infinitive
pathos
bombast
denotation
20. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
apostrophe
pun
gothic novel
figurative language
21. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
scan
bibliography
colloquial
metaphysical poetry
22. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
interrogative sentence
conceit
end-stopped
classical - classicism
23. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
elliptical construction
diction
split infinitives
innuendo
24. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
stream of consciousness
ambiguity
carpe diem
foot
25. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
pastoral
alliteration
tone
epigram
26. An adjective that follows a linking verb
predicate adjective
trope
muse
simile
27. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
compound sentence
myth
point of view
rhetorical stance
28. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
theme
empathy
pastoral
connotation
29. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
hubris
abstract
cliche
30. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
epic
realism
metonymy
expose
31. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
collocation/Idiom
title character
pun
implied metaphor
32. A term for the title character of a work of literature
eponymous
enjambment
persona
caricature
33. 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
apollonian
climax
flashback
34. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
title character
lampoon
verisimilitude
gerund
35. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
agreement
assonance
sarcasm
end-stopped
36. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
romance
pathos
genre
point of view
37. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
pathos
lampoon
antagonist
archetype
38. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
naturalism
extended metaphor
humanism
exposition
39. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
falling action
extended metaphor
predicate nominative
satire
40. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
deouement
analogy
connotation
simile
41. Language that describes specific - observable things
classic
colloquial
concrete language
dionysian
42. Issues a comand
wit
apostrophe
gothic novel
imperative sentence
43. 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
annotation
scan
satire
naturalism
44. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
collocation/Idiom
paradox
compound sentence
couplet
45. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
caesura
rhetoric
romance
fable
46. 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
bildungsroman
gerund
euphony
pentameter
47. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
compound sentence
lampoon
climax
classical - classicism
48. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
couplet
paradox
farce
allegory
49. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
humanism
middle english
light verse
frame
50. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
allusion
epithet
pathos
kenning