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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
rhyme
romance
plot
irony
2. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
deouement
fantasy
burlesque
catharsis
3. A term for the title character of a work of literature
simile
eponymous
annotation
compound sentence
4. 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
pentameter
sentiment
collocation/Idiom
scan
5. The main character in a work of literature
syntax
protagonist
loose sentence
free verse
6. Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is
periodic sentence
verisimilitude
rhetorical stance
first person narrative
7. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
myth
foreshadowing
simple sentence
onomatopoeia
8. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
agreement
narrative
lyric poetry
bombast
9. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
rhythm
complex sentence
aphorism
trope
10. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
figurative language
first person narrative
setting
11. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
archetype
alliteration
bombast
naturalism
12. 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
predicate adjective
frame
loose sentence
point of view
13. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
complex sentence
in medias res
pathos
myth
14. An adjective that follows a linking verb
stream of consciousness
syntax
rhyme scheme
predicate adjective
15. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
sentiment
rhetoric
omniscient narrator
free verse
16. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
foot
complex sentence
metaphysical poetry
epic
17. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
protagonist
image
montage
moral
18. One independent clause and no dependent clause
infinitive
assonance
simple sentence
trope
19. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
denotation
vernacular
flashback
classic
20. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
antagonist
annotation
loose sentence
bard
21. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
euphony
foreshadowing
archetype
catharsis
22. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
infinitive
balanced sentence
romance
title character
23. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
exposition
subtext
personification
compound sentence
24. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
paradox
myth
frame
parable
25. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
bombast
roman a clef
sonnet
flashback
26. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
naturalism
litotes
pseudonym
27. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
bibliography
ottava rima
epithet
predicate adjective
28. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
simple sentence
pathetic fallacy
elliptical construction
allusion
29. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
persona
simple sentence
assonance
agreement
30. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
dionysian
caesura
balanced sentence
diction
31. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
apostrophe
tone
genre
simple sentence
32. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
innuendo
quatrain
cacaphony
concrete language
33. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
myth
lampoon
ballad
burlesque
34. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
parody
motif
metaphysical poetry
verse
35. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
pun
personification
moral
bombast
36. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
irony
epic
idyll
harangue
37. A verbal (often preceded by 'to') that functions as a noun adjective or adverb
infinitive
cacaphony
rhythm
metonymy
38. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
rhythm
archetype
frame
metaphysical poetry
39. A verse with five poetic feet per line
pentameter
rhyme scheme
omniscient narrator
dionysian
40. Two or more independent clauses
hyperbole
figurative language
compound sentence
metaphor
41. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
elegy
gothic novel
infinitive
42. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
fable
hubris
tone
elegy
43. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
classic
synecdoche
diction
antithesis
44. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
bibliography
maxim
deouement
elliptical construction
45. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
caricature
epithet
parody
protagonist
46. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
cacaphony
subtext
deus ex machina
compound-complex sentence
47. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
rhetorical stance
villanelle
gothic novel
fable
48. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
stream of consciousness
double entendre
gothic novel
innuendo
49. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
catharsis
end-stopped
extended metaphor
annotation
50. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
title character
frame
paraphrase
old english