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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
canon
maxim
simile
ellipsis
2. An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
abstract
naturalism
oxymoron
paraphrase
3. A kind of poetry without rhymed lines - rhythm or fixed metrical feet
lyric poetry
myth
free verse
bard
4. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
fantasy
caesura
figurative language
irony
5. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
ambiguity
parable
canon
paraphrase
6. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
maxim
wit
caricature
meter
7. The origin or derivation of a word
split infinitives
realism
etymology
loose sentence
8. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
foreshadowing
gothic novel
burlesque
caesura
9. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
colloquial
bombast
meter
pathetic fallacy
10. A sharp - caustic expression or remark; a bitter jibe or taunt; less subtle than irony
sarcasm
trope
enjambment
periodic sentence
11. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
explication
colloquial
stream of consciousness
analogy
12. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
lampoon
rhetoric
double entendre
muse
13. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
falling action
middle english
kenning
bathos
14. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
in medias res
bathos
metaphysical poetry
anglo-saxon diction
15. That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
frame
picaresque novel
pathos
elliptical construction
16. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
novel of manners
bard
first person narrative
persona
17. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
parable
bard
bildungsroman
image
18. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
classic
assonance
allegory
gerund
19. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
parable
subtext
elliptical construction
fantasy
20. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
first person narrative
lyric poetry
ambiguity
satire
21. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
elliptical construction
belle-lettres
setting
villanelle
22. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
epithet
dionysian
onomatopoeia
23. An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
omniscient narrator
frame
epithet
assonance
24. A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
bombast
annotation
explication
title character
25. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
elliptical construction
abstract
parody
pentameter
26. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
fantasy
conceit
interrogative sentence
split infinitives
27. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
archetype
rhythm
non sequitur
oxymoron
28. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
title character
verse
novel of manners
anachronism
29. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
lyric poetry
elegy
old english
apostrophe
30. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
anglo-saxon diction
title character
moral
rhyme scheme
31. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
parable
consonance
cliche
sonnet
32. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
dramatic irony
point of view
bard
couplet
33. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
foot
antagonist
flashback
exposition
34. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
pathetic fallacy
roman a clef
prosody
old english
35. A french verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribed pattern of rhymes
pathetic fallacy
villanelle
extended metaphor
loose sentence
36. The interpretation or analysis of a text
flashback
subplot
explication
narrative
37. 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
realism
rhetoric
tragedy
bildungsroman
38. As opposed to concrete language it represents thoughts
epigram
sentimental
abstract language
symbolism
39. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
apostrophe
analogy
epigram
persona
40. A parody of traditional epic form
collocation/Idiom
ambiguity
mock epic
protagonist
41. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
harangue
non sequitur
sarcasm
rhyme
42. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
expose
denotation
melodrama
anglo-saxon diction
43. In poetry - the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
elliptical construction
enjambment
pathos
ottava rima
44. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
invective
double entendre
allusion
pastoral
45. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
stream of consciousness
compound-complex sentence
synecdoche
satire
46. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
roman a clef
explication
pun
theme
47. A metaphor embedded in a sentence rather than expressed directly as a sentence
implied metaphor
analogy
annotation
synecdoche
48. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
image
collocation/Idiom
hyperbole
myth
49. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
old english
pathos
roman a clef
burlesque
50. in literature - the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
canon
protagonist
deus ex machina
moral