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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
prosody
aphorism
predicate nominative
fantasy
2. 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
falling action
quatrain
litotes
bard
3. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
non sequitur
end-stopped
exposition
light verse
4. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
analogy
annotation
paradox
balanced sentence
5. A word or phrase representing that which can be seen - touched - tasted - smelled - or felt
classic
onomatopoeia
irony
image
6. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
foot
anachronism
climax
bibliography
7. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
archetype
litotes
aphorism
8. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
old english
free verse
metaphor
diction
9. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
eponymous
trope
catharsis
abstract
10. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
motif
end-stopped
anachronism
idyll
11. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
gerund
prosody
stanza
adage
12. A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
voice
explication
montage
fantasy
13. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
personification
humanism
motif
myth
14. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
old english
anglo-saxon diction
analogy
villanelle
15. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
colloquial
protagonist
consonance
complex sentence
16. A term used to describe literary forms such as novel - play and essay
pathos
realism
genre
rhythm
17. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
pun
double entendre
persona
sentiment
18. A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
moral
pentameter
adage
extended metaphor
19. A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
omniscient narrator
humanism
ballad
pseudonym
20. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
parody
subplot
roman a clef
foot
21. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
conceit
ode
kenning
lyric poetry
22. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
mode
meter
oxymoron
double entendre
23. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
melodrama
end-stopped
predicate adjective
classical - classicism
24. 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
explication
bibliography
verisimilitude
sentimental
25. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
farce
idyll
annotation
split infinitives
26. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
rhyme scheme
theme
litotes
frame
27. A figure of speech in which objects and animals are given human characteristics
farce
vernacular
pulp fiction
personification
28. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
pulp fiction
gothic novel
kenning
anachronism
29. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
assonance
vernacular
fable
bathos
30. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
ellipsis
falling action
denotation
infinitive
31. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
rhyme
satire
analogy
simple sentence
32. One independent clause and no dependent clause
novel of manners
simple sentence
myth
paraphrase
33. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
lyric poetry
concrete language
compound sentence
first person narrative
34. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
oxymoron
roman a clef
symbolism
meter
35. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
epic
imperative sentence
melodrama
plot
36. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
verbal irony
dionysian
myth
humanism
37. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
fantasy
paraphrase
archetype
gerund
38. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
elegy
sonnet
vernacular
middle english
39. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
mood
elliptical construction
paradox
falling action
40. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
bibliography
omniscient narrator
meter
etymology
41. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
myth
dramatic irony
gothic novel
aphorism
42. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
novel of manners
montage
rhyme scheme
belle-lettres
43. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
theme
couplet
catharsis
quatrain
44. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
antagonist
stream of consciousness
compound-complex sentence
vernacular
45. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
predicate nominative
meter
bombast
ballad
46. Issues a comand
tone
imperative sentence
mode
montage
47. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
parody
archetype
realism
epigram
48. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
indirect quotation
narrative
canon
stream of consciousness
49. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
periodic sentence
simple sentence
deus ex machina
theme
50. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
romance
ellipsis
alliteration
omniscient narrator