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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
rhetorical stance
elliptical construction
humanism
antithesis
2. One of the ancient greek goddesses presiding over the arts. the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
muse
hubris
narrative
apostrophe
3. A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work
old english
deouement
canon
bibliography
4. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
empathy
vernacular
meter
montage
5. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
free verse
dramatic irony
figurative language
point of view
6. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
split infinitives
catharsis
falling action
personification
7. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
synecdoche
fable
meter
old english
8. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
flashback
classical - classicism
belle-lettres
ottava rima
9. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
alliteration
myth
prosody
scan
10. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
innuendo
cacaphony
image
belle-lettres
11. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
omniscient narrator
sarcasm
classical - classicism
roman a clef
12. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
protagonist
cacaphony
ambiguity
13. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
collocation/Idiom
moral
myth
syntax
14. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
ellipsis
rhetorical stance
light verse
caesura
15. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
style
figurative language
picaresque novel
kenning
16. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
stream of consciousness
middle english
innuendo
apostrophe
17. One independent clause and no dependent clause
voice
simile
simple sentence
vernacular
18. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
simple sentence
bard
fantasy
lampoon
19. The main character in a work of literature
falling action
synecdoche
protagonist
concrete language
20. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
pastoral
end-stopped
subtext
protagonist
21. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
deouement
villanelle
climax
consonance
22. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
catharsis
mode
connotation
scan
23. Two or more independent clauses
compound sentence
balanced sentence
tragedy
allegory
24. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
harangue
rhyme scheme
empathy
agreement
25. The origin or derivation of a word
mock epic
symbolism
title character
etymology
26. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
rhyme scheme
infinitive
sentiment
euphemism
27. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
synecdoche
euphony
naturalism
metonymy
28. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
double entendre
consonance
enjambment
wit
29. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
rhyme
lampoon
omniscient narrator
assonance
30. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
pastoral
pun
onomatopoeia
frame
31. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
quatrain
hubris
tone
irony
32. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
metaphor
omniscient narrator
idyll
title character
33. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
invective
stanza
complex sentence
oxymoron
34. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
rhyme scheme
aphorism
couplet
figurative language
35. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
paraphrase
bombast
picaresque novel
colloquial
36. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
predicate adjective
double entendre
point of view
imperative sentence
37. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
alliteration
classic
antagonist
deouement
38. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
pentameter
lyric poetry
novel of manners
loose sentence
39. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
rhyme
hubris
frame
myth
40. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
elliptical construction
in medias res
lampoon
pseudonym
41. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
villanelle
hyperbole
falling action
bildungsroman
42. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
image
verisimilitude
complex sentence
denotation
43. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
parable
annotation
canon
compound-complex sentence
44. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
setting
innuendo
complex sentence
figurative language
45. A false name or alias used by writers
loose sentence
pseudonym
empathy
wit
46. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
colloquial
rhetoric
mood
syntax
47. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
assonance
protagonist
sonnet
pseudonym
48. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
apostrophe
classic
annotation
classical - classicism
49. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
narrative
scan
protagonist
caricature
50. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
mock epic
allusion
parody
couplet
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