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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
myth
pulp fiction
imperative sentence
montage
2. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
fable
moral
personification
paraphrase
3. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
pastoral
elegy
prosody
denotation
4. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
pentameter
subplot
fable
parody
5. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
bombast
picaresque novel
consonance
villanelle
6. 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
loose sentence
anglo-saxon diction
stanza
figurative language
7. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
pastoral
connotation
first person narrative
assonance
8. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
explication
genre
verse
fable
9. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
metonymy
balanced sentence
prosody
trope
10. Issues a comand
setting
imperative sentence
hubris
rhyme
11. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
colloquial
expose
litotes
rhyme
12. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
balanced sentence
abstract language
verse
loose sentence
13. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
sonnet
rhyme
apostrophe
indirect quotation
14. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
farce
setting
foreshadowing
metaphysical poetry
15. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
sonnet
concrete language
allusion
gerund
16. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
caesura
quatrain
sonnet
paradox
17. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
moral
loose sentence
colloquial
belle-lettres
18. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
scan
extended metaphor
canon
classic
19. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
allusion
pseudonym
paradox
complex sentence
20. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
catharsis
ambiguity
maxim
simple sentence
21. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
pathos
periodic sentence
exegesis
predicate adjective
22. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
eponymous
trope
light verse
sentiment
23. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
extended metaphor
figurative language
trope
assonance
24. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
point of view
bard
deus ex machina
periodic sentence
25. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
epic
gerund
abstract
concrete language
26. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
anachronism
frame
mode
ambiguity
27. deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient greek and roman culture; implies formality - objectivity - simplicity and restraint
predicate adjective
rhyme scheme
classical - classicism
anachronism
28. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
scan
end-stopped
symbolism
cacaphony
29. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
picaresque novel
pun
split infinitives
canon
30. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
bombast
couplet
cliche
compound sentence
31. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
metaphor
metonymy
annotation
farce
32. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
litotes
predicate nominative
ellipsis
33. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
connotation
persona
subtext
voice
34. A false name or alias used by writers
pseudonym
vernacular
plot
myth
35. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
simile
deouement
adage
naturalism
36. The emotional tone in a work of literature
mood
kenning
burlesque
sentiment
37. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action and resolution
farce
persona
plot
synecdoche
38. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
vernacular
gerund
humanism
frame
39. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
epigram
non sequitur
melodrama
predicate nominative
40. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
myth
canon
moral
allegory
41. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
adage
predicate adjective
parable
enjambment
42. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
mock epic
complex sentence
realism
euphemism
43. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
litotes
sarcasm
loose sentence
44. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
verisimilitude
euphony
implied metaphor
collocation/Idiom
45. A noun that renames the subject
maxim
predicate nominative
classic
ode
46. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
gerund
omniscient narrator
persona
symbolism
47. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
bombast
caesura
genre
setting
48. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
pathos
annotation
belle-lettres
figurative language
49. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
scan
complex sentence
rhetorical stance
explication
50. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
subplot
ambiguity
point of view
narrative