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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The main character in a work of literature
archetype
classical - classicism
protagonist
verbal irony
2. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene
wit
bombast
exposition
metaphor
3. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
verisimilitude
dionysian
plot
epigram
4. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
rhetoric
light verse
bombast
quatrain
5. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
catharsis
loose sentence
theme
collocation/Idiom
6. 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
in medias res
periodic sentence
rhyme scheme
falling action
7. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
verbal irony
bombast
figurative language
analogy
8. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
in medias res
narrative
lyric poetry
connotation
9. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
lampoon
theme
foot
implied metaphor
10. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
novel of manners
fantasy
bildungsroman
canon
11. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
lyric poetry
conceit
enjambment
aphorism
12. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
ballad
parody
villanelle
abstract
13. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
romance
melodrama
genre
villanelle
14. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
farce
interrogative sentence
non sequitur
split infinitives
15. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
bard
end-stopped
novel of manners
quatrain
16. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
anachronism
agreement
simple sentence
ellipsis
17. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
gerund
idyll
euphemism
mood
18. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
dramatic irony
belle-lettres
flashback
protagonist
19. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
foot
pun
ballad
symbolism
20. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
oxymoron
conceit
apostrophe
title character
21. A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased
indirect quotation
simple sentence
simile
metonymy
22. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
simple sentence
periodic sentence
alliteration
split infinitives
23. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
collocation/Idiom
apollonian
predicate adjective
foot
24. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
in medias res
trope
deouement
colloquial
25. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
euphemism
explication
dramatic irony
belle-lettres
26. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
interrogative sentence
allusion
subtext
voice
27. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
plot
harangue
hyperbole
invective
28. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
myth
montage
predicate nominative
allegory
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
classical - classicism
foot
agreement
mood
30. In contrast to Dionysian - it refers to the most noble - godlike qualities of human nature and behavior
farce
genre
roman a clef
apollonian
31. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
imperative sentence
elegy
classic
genre
32. 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
interrogative sentence
scan
maxim
omniscient narrator
33. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
consonance
allegory
climax
pulp fiction
34. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
euphemism
onomatopoeia
aphorism
infinitive
35. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
genre
free verse
predicate nominative
split infinitives
36. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
anachronism
sentiment
pulp fiction
balanced sentence
37. Issues a comand
myth
non sequitur
paradox
imperative sentence
38. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
flashback
extended metaphor
point of view
compound-complex sentence
39. A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
trope
antagonist
motif
end-stopped
40. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
double entendre
allusion
archetype
foreshadowing
41. 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
collocation/Idiom
pun
epithet
42. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
vernacular
bombast
prosody
metaphysical poetry
43. 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
pastoral
loose sentence
realism
paradox
44. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
ballad
elliptical construction
irony
45. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
collocation/Idiom
simile
theme
muse
46. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
cliche
double entendre
conceit
rhyme
47. A verse with five poetic feet per line
metaphor
pentameter
rhythm
pastoral
48. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
double entendre
compound sentence
pastoral
anglo-saxon diction
49. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
expose
point of view
romance
periodic sentence
50. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
satire
fantasy
colloquial
dramatic irony