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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
consonance
style
epigram
irony
2. A noun that renames the subject
predicate nominative
sentimental
myth
vernacular
3. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
loose sentence
elegy
exposition
trope
4. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
genre
assonance
cliche
tone
5. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
eponymous
metaphysical poetry
pulp fiction
epithet
6. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
invective
gothic novel
ellipsis
periodic sentence
7. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
setting
split infinitives
compound sentence
ambiguity
8. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
abstract
cliche
belle-lettres
double entendre
9. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
moral
abstract
mock epic
adage
10. The interpretation or analysis of a text
moral
quatrain
explication
metaphysical poetry
11. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
meter
myth
quatrain
apostrophe
12. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
sentiment
exposition
caesura
verisimilitude
13. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
bard
infinitive
antagonist
14. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
extended metaphor
gerund
exegesis
genre
15. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
expose
epigram
loose sentence
foot
16. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
alliteration
bibliography
euphony
realism
17. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
sarcasm
maxim
epigram
title character
18. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
myth
classic
kenning
falling action
19. Language that describes specific - observable things
syntax
simile
frame
concrete language
20. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
complex sentence
ode
humanism
concrete language
21. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
trope
end-stopped
romance
climax
22. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
villanelle
old english
mode
rhetoric
23. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
implied metaphor
caesura
humanism
dramatic irony
24. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
naturalism
pastoral
bildungsroman
diction
25. Issues a comand
imperative sentence
trope
melodrama
epic
26. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
ambiguity
ottava rima
parody
humanism
27. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
plot
symbolism
frame
euphony
28. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
persona
climax
oxymoron
protagonist
29. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
fable
fantasy
bildungsroman
pseudonym
30. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
caesura
picaresque novel
antithesis
sentiment
31. 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
catharsis
subtext
tone
montage
32. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
muse
elliptical construction
gerund
diction
33. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
explication
anachronism
denotation
cliche
34. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
burlesque
periodic sentence
scan
farce
35. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
epigram
exegesis
lampoon
36. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
allusion
omniscient narrator
scan
ottava rima
37. Grating - inharmonious sounds
persona
free verse
lampoon
cacaphony
38. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
bard
fable
hyperbole
gerund
39. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
romance
anglo-saxon diction
ballad
protagonist
40. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
loose sentence
exposition
simple sentence
41. The main character in a work of literature
villanelle
implied metaphor
melodrama
protagonist
42. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
exposition
end-stopped
invective
subplot
43. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
explication
rhetoric
compound sentence
dramatic irony
44. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
harangue
flashback
euphony
enjambment
45. A short tale often with nonhuman characters from which a useful lesson may be drawn
compound-complex sentence
fable
ode
antagonist
46. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
scan
epic
expose
47. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
antagonist
ellipsis
rhetorical stance
meter
48. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
maxim
myth
title character
satire
49. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
old english
indirect quotation
stanza
pun
50. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
naturalism
realism
deouement
verisimilitude