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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
foreshadowing
old english
apollonian
subtext
2. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
idyll
fable
bombast
interrogative sentence
3. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
in medias res
gerund
elegy
paradox
4. A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
naturalism
gothic novel
picaresque novel
colloquial
5. 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
mock epic
interrogative sentence
scan
pastoral
6. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
bombast
pastoral
interrogative sentence
narrative
7. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
compound-complex sentence
interrogative sentence
scan
gerund
8. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
middle english
omniscient narrator
pun
persona
9. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
voice
loose sentence
symbolism
maxim
10. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
foot
split infinitives
caricature
elliptical construction
11. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
lampoon
carpe diem
predicate adjective
canon
12. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
periodic sentence
elegy
tone
climax
13. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
antithesis
concrete language
innuendo
trope
14. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
euphony
analogy
myth
antithesis
15. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
wit
stream of consciousness
apostrophe
concrete language
16. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
conceit
quatrain
colloquial
17. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
quatrain
eponymous
irony
18. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
farce
loose sentence
invective
metaphysical poetry
19. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
climax
balanced sentence
allegory
moral
20. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
pentameter
periodic sentence
onomatopoeia
alliteration
21. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
onomatopoeia
diction
extended metaphor
bard
22. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
classic
allegory
figurative language
persona
23. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
double entendre
humanism
denotation
exegesis
24. A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that causes the hero considerable anguish
tragedy
double entendre
narrative
maxim
25. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
genre
metaphor
conceit
euphony
26. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
symbolism
ballad
cliche
deouement
27. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
romance
syntax
epithet
catharsis
28. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
light verse
predicate adjective
rhyme
mock epic
29. 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
metaphor
foot
naturalism
metaphysical poetry
30. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
colloquial
rhyme scheme
split infinitives
verse
31. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
double entendre
sentimental
assonance
rhythm
32. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
mode
style
verse
dramatic irony
33. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
exposition
roman a clef
verisimilitude
euphony
34. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
predicate adjective
bildungsroman
implied metaphor
analogy
35. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
couplet
tone
in medias res
lyric poetry
36. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
dionysian
classical - classicism
gerund
37. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
end-stopped
simple sentence
ellipsis
pathos
38. 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
metonymy
tone
kenning
ambiguity
39. When the infinitive is interrupted with another word - typically an adverb or adverbial phrase
split infinitives
image
anglo-saxon diction
title character
40. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
fantasy
ode
antithesis
41. The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict
pastoral
falling action
pentameter
ode
42. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
double entendre
pun
expose
lyric poetry
43. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
mock epic
aphorism
catharsis
conceit
44. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
analogy
bard
exposition
antagonist
45. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
loose sentence
bombast
double entendre
epic
46. A complex sentence in which the main clause comes first and the subordinate clause follows
complex sentence
villanelle
compound sentence
loose sentence
47. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
empathy
non sequitur
plot
fable
48. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
pulp fiction
elliptical construction
montage
gothic novel
49. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part - also when the name of a material stands for the thing itself
synecdoche
carpe diem
voice
interrogative sentence
50. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
paradox
bombast
elliptical construction
plot