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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
anglo-saxon diction
melodrama
subtext
rhythm
2. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
belle-lettres
extended metaphor
roman a clef
compound sentence
3. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
adage
hubris
point of view
mode
4. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
humanism
abstract language
consonance
villanelle
5. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
omniscient narrator
caesura
agreement
parody
6. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
diction
couplet
free verse
vernacular
7. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
conceit
genre
gothic novel
balanced sentence
8. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
pastoral
catharsis
tragedy
colloquial
9. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
in medias res
infinitive
motif
bathos
10. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
burlesque
epithet
lampoon
gothic novel
11. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
myth
villanelle
image
elegy
12. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
assonance
metaphysical poetry
farce
loose sentence
13. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
ballad
implied metaphor
bathos
rhyme scheme
14. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
implied metaphor
metonymy
dramatic irony
cliche
15. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
muse
picaresque novel
omniscient narrator
complex sentence
16. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
metaphor
periodic sentence
sarcasm
pseudonym
17. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
agreement
litotes
voice
rhyme
18. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
exposition
loose sentence
dionysian
flashback
19. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
elegy
deus ex machina
title character
apostrophe
20. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
frame
antithesis
sonnet
rhyme
21. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
genre
figurative language
hubris
light verse
22. 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
omniscient narrator
ambiguity
scan
pseudonym
23. 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
vernacular
foreshadowing
tone
kenning
24. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
dramatic irony
moral
rhetorical stance
implied metaphor
25. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
protagonist
oxymoron
caricature
assonance
26. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
double entendre
parable
pathos
oxymoron
27. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
meter
indirect quotation
tragedy
frame
28. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
lampoon
deus ex machina
fantasy
simile
29. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
ottava rima
climax
extended metaphor
simile
30. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
image
pulp fiction
conceit
hubris
31. Grating - inharmonious sounds
simile
cacaphony
innuendo
deus ex machina
32. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
explication
diction
periodic sentence
hubris
33. A false name or alias used by writers
apollonian
naturalism
pseudonym
rhythm
34. One independent clause and no dependent clause
simple sentence
complex sentence
classic
etymology
35. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
imperative sentence
omniscient narrator
sentiment
36. A group of two or more lines in poetry combined according to subject matter - rhyme or some other plan
verse
trope
stanza
omniscient narrator
37. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
euphemism
moral
interrogative sentence
pathetic fallacy
38. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
bard
hubris
idyll
innuendo
39. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
concrete language
plot
adage
allegory
40. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
sentiment
irony
compound-complex sentence
abstract
41. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
invective
empathy
romance
genre
42. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
conceit
abstract language
novel of manners
euphemism
43. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
expose
interrogative sentence
enjambment
pulp fiction
44. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
setting
classic
dionysian
elegy
45. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
satire
pulp fiction
connotation
meter
46. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
kenning
pun
anachronism
onomatopoeia
47. 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
personification
loose sentence
picaresque novel
periodic sentence
48. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
innuendo
farce
predicate adjective
novel of manners
49. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
free verse
epic
etymology
harangue
50. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
parody
dramatic irony
sarcasm
ambiguity