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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
ottava rima
metaphysical poetry
archetype
synecdoche
2. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
voice
allegory
idyll
infinitive
3. Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
first person narrative
rhythm
ellipsis
predicate adjective
4. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
diction
montage
protagonist
classic
5. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
diction
metaphor
etymology
epic
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
foreshadowing
loose sentence
carpe diem
in medias res
7. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
deouement
diction
bombast
farce
8. An adjective that follows a linking verb
conceit
anachronism
predicate adjective
verbal irony
9. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
omniscient narrator
old english
muse
bibliography
10. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
romance
symbolism
muse
sentiment
11. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
subplot
diction
rhyme
farce
12. The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines of a poem
predicate adjective
muse
paradox
assonance
13. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
classical - classicism
split infinitives
consonance
apollonian
14. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
empathy
ellipsis
balanced sentence
concrete language
15. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
loose sentence
double entendre
verisimilitude
abstract language
16. The main character in a work of literature
caricature
protagonist
catharsis
loose sentence
17. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
stanza
antithesis
sonnet
enjambment
18. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
compound-complex sentence
style
elegy
caricature
19. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
pulp fiction
fantasy
carpe diem
elegy
20. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
apostrophe
expose
abstract language
end-stopped
21. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
symbolism
analogy
catharsis
allegory
22. Issues a comand
bombast
annotation
imperative sentence
exposition
23. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
connotation
epigram
interrogative sentence
exegesis
24. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
predicate adjective
denotation
antithesis
motif
25. 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
meter
cliche
wit
plot
26. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
picaresque novel
flashback
expose
etymology
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
in medias res
bildungsroman
metaphysical poetry
foot
28. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
gothic novel
tragedy
concrete language
belle-lettres
29. The total environment for the action in a novel or play. it includes time - place - historical milieu and social - political and even spiritual circumstances
allusion
setting
predicate adjective
syntax
30. The work of poets - particularly those of the seventeenth century - that uses elaborate conceits - is highly intellectual - and expresses the complexities of love and life
conceit
metaphysical poetry
caesura
deouement
31. A parody of traditional epic form
periodic sentence
picaresque novel
mock epic
apostrophe
32. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
roman a clef
analogy
image
deus ex machina
33. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
parody
melodrama
pun
pathos
34. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
cliche
non sequitur
foot
parody
35. 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
montage
tone
old english
compound-complex sentence
36. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
allusion
euphony
adage
syntax
37. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhetorical stance
climax
annotation
fable
38. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
exposition
fantasy
pulp fiction
anglo-saxon diction
39. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
epic
hubris
apostrophe
anglo-saxon diction
40. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
ballad
pathos
pun
climax
41. A noun that renames the subject
predicate nominative
double entendre
title character
sentiment
42. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
picaresque novel
deus ex machina
extended metaphor
synecdoche
43. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
pentameter
ottava rima
alliteration
epithet
44. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
metaphor
moral
euphony
allusion
45. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
protagonist
sentimental
consonance
lampoon
46. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
caesura
infinitive
compound-complex sentence
indirect quotation
47. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
elliptical construction
colloquial
prosody
harangue
48. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
sentimental
predicate adjective
apostrophe
antagonist
49. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
point of view
metonymy
lyric poetry
epic
50. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
realism
pulp fiction
persona
humanism