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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
farce
predicate adjective
subtext
climax
2. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
trope
paradox
setting
motif
3. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
end-stopped
denotation
lampoon
plot
4. 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
annotation
burlesque
personification
periodic sentence
5. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
picaresque novel
periodic sentence
harangue
catharsis
6. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
genre
foot
balanced sentence
bard
7. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
novel of manners
rhetorical stance
denotation
8. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
vernacular
split infinitives
fantasy
collocation/Idiom
9. The emotional tone in a work of literature
mood
figurative language
subplot
dionysian
10. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
subtext
romance
loose sentence
novel of manners
11. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
catharsis
metonymy
protagonist
implied metaphor
12. An adjective that follows a linking verb
predicate adjective
collocation/Idiom
frame
simile
13. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
balanced sentence
aphorism
stanza
pseudonym
14. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
colloquial
oxymoron
alliteration
style
15. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
muse
allegory
agreement
bibliography
16. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
invective
frame
pathos
light verse
17. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
epic
middle english
deouement
light verse
18. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
abstract language
annotation
infinitive
setting
19. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
ottava rima
lampoon
caesura
idyll
20. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
euphemism
imperative sentence
foreshadowing
fantasy
21. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
light verse
parody
catharsis
simile
22. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
rhyme scheme
canon
deouement
aphorism
23. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
annotation
classical - classicism
muse
setting
24. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
alliteration
parable
idyll
pun
25. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
explication
subtext
humanism
roman a clef
26. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
novel of manners
parody
figurative language
compound-complex sentence
27. 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
lampoon
split infinitives
conceit
bildungsroman
28. 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
subplot
rhetoric
scan
metaphysical poetry
29. A noun that renames the subject
interrogative sentence
meter
predicate nominative
lyric poetry
30. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
ballad
loose sentence
tone
explication
31. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
exegesis
anglo-saxon diction
adage
euphemism
32. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
adage
anachronism
exegesis
lampoon
33. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
synecdoche
classical - classicism
apostrophe
lampoon
34. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
idyll
epic
old english
35. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
motif
cacaphony
mood
ellipsis
36. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
abstract
bard
muse
novel of manners
37. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
style
elliptical construction
indirect quotation
rhyme
38. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
montage
metaphor
verbal irony
myth
39. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
parable
paradox
rhyme
40. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
villanelle
rhetorical stance
archetype
frame
41. One independent clause and no dependent clause
setting
simple sentence
kenning
melodrama
42. A verse with five poetic feet per line
imperative sentence
pentameter
denotation
mode
43. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
middle english
periodic sentence
enjambment
apollonian
44. 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
allusion
sentimental
tone
foot
45. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
rhyme scheme
caesura
pun
annotation
46. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
light verse
canon
gerund
exposition
47. A parody of traditional epic form
first person narrative
figurative language
mock epic
colloquial
48. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
ambiguity
idyll
archetype
agreement
49. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
ellipsis
assonance
verse
motif
50. Issues a comand
villanelle
empathy
imperative sentence
bathos
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