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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
pathos
split infinitives
empathy
figurative language
2. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
interrogative sentence
subplot
euphony
belle-lettres
3. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
belle-lettres
melodrama
muse
pulp fiction
4. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
allusion
maxim
idyll
caricature
5. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
denotation
infinitive
end-stopped
hyperbole
6. A parody of traditional epic form
mock epic
first person narrative
complex sentence
villanelle
7. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
allegory
extended metaphor
complex sentence
roman a clef
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
verse
lampoon
tragedy
style
9. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
irony
compound-complex sentence
kenning
deouement
10. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
fable
non sequitur
archetype
protagonist
11. 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
omniscient narrator
sentimental
agreement
12. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
sentimental
bombast
enjambment
couplet
13. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
assonance
scan
parable
harangue
14. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
litotes
mock epic
first person narrative
apollonian
15. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
exegesis
symbolism
paraphrase
apollonian
16. A term for the title character of a work of literature
eponymous
in medias res
maxim
synecdoche
17. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of english sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end. in other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support
sarcasm
periodic sentence
flashback
adage
18. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
syntax
rhetoric
ellipsis
humanism
19. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
in medias res
hyperbole
foot
apollonian
20. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
allusion
pun
metonymy
fantasy
21. A verse with five poetic feet per line
light verse
pentameter
farce
metaphysical poetry
22. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
innuendo
infinitive
fantasy
roman a clef
23. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
verbal irony
pathetic fallacy
connotation
persona
24. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
melodrama
explication
enjambment
parody
25. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
loose sentence
loose sentence
invective
fantasy
26. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
split infinitives
catharsis
epithet
canon
27. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
farce
bombast
pathos
interrogative sentence
28. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
predicate adjective
style
bibliography
gothic novel
29. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
rhythm
conceit
foreshadowing
villanelle
30. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
novel of manners
exposition
frame
trope
31. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
sentiment
stream of consciousness
mock epic
dionysian
32. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
antithesis
motif
cacaphony
colloquial
33. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
free verse
interrogative sentence
stream of consciousness
scan
34. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
narrative
bildungsroman
personification
in medias res
35. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
melodrama
irony
foot
36. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
complex sentence
mock epic
annotation
fable
37. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
couplet
first person narrative
climax
sentimental
38. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
irony
pastoral
satire
mock epic
39. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
voice
expose
subplot
genre
40. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
exposition
idyll
genre
epic
41. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
euphony
oxymoron
cacaphony
pathetic fallacy
42. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
colloquial
loose sentence
mode
epithet
43. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
lyric poetry
plot
epic
parody
44. Language that describes specific - observable things
classical - classicism
concrete language
deouement
explication
45. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
stanza
lampoon
parable
predicate nominative
46. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
concrete language
ballad
idyll
47. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
middle english
dramatic irony
anachronism
explication
48. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
elegy
persona
ode
ottava rima
49. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
classical - classicism
eponymous
bathos
elegy
50. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
couplet
middle english
naturalism
scan