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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
aphorism
sentimental
balanced sentence
tragedy
2. Issues a comand
paradox
imperative sentence
romance
euphemism
3. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
persona
motif
simple sentence
denotation
4. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
diction
loose sentence
roman a clef
synecdoche
5. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
anachronism
complex sentence
enjambment
mode
6. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
pulp fiction
periodic sentence
predicate nominative
motif
7. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
prosody
implied metaphor
scan
oxymoron
8. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
burlesque
frame
naturalism
roman a clef
9. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
balanced sentence
complex sentence
etymology
collocation/Idiom
10. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
symbolism
classic
antithesis
prosody
11. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
pun
innuendo
figurative language
loose sentence
12. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
lyric poetry
colloquial
persona
simile
13. An episodic novel about a roguelike wanderer who lives off his wits
old english
picaresque novel
bathos
connotation
14. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
tone
realism
belle-lettres
prosody
15. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
elliptical construction
climax
romance
pastoral
16. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
harangue
gothic novel
compound sentence
pulp fiction
17. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
old english
naturalism
adage
concrete language
18. 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
simple sentence
loose sentence
bathos
moral
19. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
apollonian
litotes
first person narrative
narrative
20. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
plot
flashback
connotation
conceit
21. A noun that renames the subject
simple sentence
theme
predicate nominative
eponymous
22. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
stream of consciousness
epigram
predicate nominative
catharsis
23. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
compound-complex sentence
foot
consonance
belle-lettres
24. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
frame
connotation
verbal irony
split infinitives
25. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
syntax
persona
canon
setting
26. Two or more independent clauses
anglo-saxon diction
compound sentence
compound-complex sentence
ellipsis
27. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
analogy
empathy
romance
exegesis
28. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
fable
adage
mode
maxim
29. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
irony
parable
lyric poetry
voice
30. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
analogy
simile
subplot
invective
31. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
kenning
aphorism
eponymous
connotation
32. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
bathos
idyll
foot
assonance
33. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
complex sentence
agreement
collocation/Idiom
figurative language
34. 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
fantasy
epigram
periodic sentence
cliche
35. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
sarcasm
light verse
conceit
belle-lettres
36. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
classical - classicism
metonymy
belle-lettres
agreement
37. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
theme
hubris
subtext
rhetorical stance
38. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
onomatopoeia
metaphor
parable
image
39. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
agreement
fantasy
innuendo
myth
40. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
assonance
balanced sentence
picaresque novel
verse
41. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
first person narrative
syntax
lyric poetry
pun
42. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
double entendre
cliche
verbal irony
antithesis
43. Grating - inharmonious sounds
parable
cacaphony
compound-complex sentence
verisimilitude
44. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
abstract
mock epic
bombast
image
45. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
pseudonym
rhyme scheme
anglo-saxon diction
dionysian
46. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
elegy
metonymy
pulp fiction
foot
47. 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
anachronism
scan
balanced sentence
predicate adjective
48. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
loose sentence
frame
imperative sentence
gerund
49. 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
bard
ode
bildungsroman
dionysian
50. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
concrete language
ballad
pathetic fallacy
lyric poetry