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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
dramatic irony
metonymy
couplet
humanism
2. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
fable
euphemism
motif
epigram
3. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
myth
personification
allusion
first person narrative
4. The interpretation or analysis of a text
picaresque novel
parody
connotation
explication
5. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
deouement
collocation/Idiom
end-stopped
imperative sentence
6. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
foot
vernacular
ballad
romance
7. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
adage
pentameter
carpe diem
trope
8. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
picaresque novel
euphony
farce
epithet
9. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
litotes
epigram
hyperbole
fantasy
10. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
ottava rima
synecdoche
oxymoron
dionysian
11. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
agreement
genre
compound-complex sentence
12. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
free verse
onomatopoeia
antithesis
rhyme
13. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
carpe diem
deus ex machina
title character
sentiment
14. Language that describes specific - observable things
hyperbole
motif
concrete language
bibliography
15. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
meter
voice
eponymous
middle english
16. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
foot
fable
romance
satire
17. Issues a comand
realism
aphorism
consonance
imperative sentence
18. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
paraphrase
pseudonym
ballad
in medias res
19. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
verbal irony
middle english
sentiment
pathetic fallacy
20. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
first person narrative
conceit
figurative language
classical - classicism
21. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
montage
satire
apollonian
farce
22. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
rhyme scheme
invective
extended metaphor
complex sentence
23. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
omniscient narrator
denotation
conceit
non sequitur
24. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected
irony
protagonist
scan
concrete language
25. 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
romance
split infinitives
figurative language
26. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
epithet
indirect quotation
trope
elegy
27. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
frame
pastoral
syntax
imperative sentence
28. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
voice
bibliography
bombast
pulp fiction
29. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
onomatopoeia
bibliography
deus ex machina
mock epic
30. 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
rhetoric
ellipsis
double entendre
periodic sentence
31. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
classical - classicism
canon
paraphrase
conceit
32. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
synecdoche
connotation
catharsis
free verse
33. Language or dialect of a particular country - Language of a clan or group - Plain everyday speech
alliteration
stream of consciousness
vernacular
mock epic
34. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
explication
pentameter
anglo-saxon diction
point of view
35. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
elegy
sentimental
compound-complex sentence
cacaphony
36. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
meter
ode
periodic sentence
vernacular
37. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
mood
enjambment
romance
epithet
38. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
catharsis
denotation
metaphor
apollonian
39. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
anachronism
hyperbole
simple sentence
theme
40. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
verbal irony
paradox
tragedy
predicate nominative
41. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
predicate nominative
connotation
subplot
maxim
42. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
innuendo
narrative
simile
pulp fiction
43. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
fable
cacaphony
exposition
subtext
44. A work of literature dealing with rural life
theme
paradox
pastoral
antithesis
45. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
idyll
connotation
prosody
sonnet
46. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
burlesque
deouement
montage
protagonist
47. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
complex sentence
meter
colloquial
image
48. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
eponymous
maxim
realism
sonnet
49. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
rhyme scheme
loose sentence
figurative language
tragedy
50. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
rhythm
interrogative sentence
double entendre
quatrain
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