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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
epithet
apollonian
denotation
classic
2. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
idyll
metonymy
ottava rima
hyperbole
3. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
onomatopoeia
pulp fiction
abstract language
scan
4. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
tragedy
rhyme scheme
epic
elegy
5. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
sentiment
ode
parable
sentimental
6. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
ambiguity
rhyme
middle english
ode
7. Issues a comand
elegy
imperative sentence
balanced sentence
cliche
8. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
couplet
syntax
parable
euphony
9. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
balanced sentence
consonance
indirect quotation
concrete language
10. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
predicate nominative
climax
dionysian
apollonian
11. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
title character
gerund
bibliography
free verse
12. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
humanism
imperative sentence
rhetorical stance
rhyme scheme
13. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
foot
eponymous
concrete language
idyll
14. Language that describes specific - observable things
litotes
idyll
concrete language
foreshadowing
15. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
periodic sentence
epithet
maxim
apostrophe
16. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
interrogative sentence
pathetic fallacy
free verse
voice
17. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
conceit
rhetoric
innuendo
simile
18. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
classic
parable
title character
compound sentence
19. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
moral
montage
apostrophe
annotation
20. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
split infinitives
collocation/Idiom
realism
climax
21. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
subplot
periodic sentence
farce
parody
22. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
innuendo
rhyme scheme
flashback
protagonist
23. A parody of traditional epic form
metaphysical poetry
mock epic
free verse
periodic sentence
24. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
cliche
montage
colloquial
realism
25. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
prosody
climax
trope
foot
26. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
gothic novel
protagonist
ottava rima
naturalism
27. 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
light verse
loose sentence
gerund
pastoral
28. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
mood
cliche
moral
middle english
29. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
stream of consciousness
symbolism
anachronism
style
30. A figure of speech that compares unlike objects - without using like or as
sonnet
metaphor
prosody
flashback
31. A sentence that departs from the usual word order of english sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end. in other words - the particulars in the sentence are presented before the idea they support
allegory
periodic sentence
caricature
rhyme
32. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
parable
alliteration
maxim
loose sentence
33. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
first person narrative
synecdoche
implied metaphor
muse
34. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
simple sentence
adage
colloquial
novel of manners
35. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
roman a clef
agreement
satire
expose
36. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
sentimental
roman a clef
mode
antithesis
37. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
rhetorical stance
bombast
enjambment
metonymy
38. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
subtext
aphorism
burlesque
elegy
39. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
complex sentence
canon
meter
euphemism
40. A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
moral
periodic sentence
subplot
diction
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
falling action
pastoral
hyperbole
mode
42. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
dramatic irony
canon
bombast
verbal irony
43. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
carpe diem
trope
romance
loose sentence
44. 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
cacaphony
alliteration
metaphysical poetry
compound sentence
45. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
pathetic fallacy
picaresque novel
fantasy
ballad
46. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
personification
hyperbole
belle-lettres
in medias res
47. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
elegy
falling action
symbolism
compound-complex sentence
48. 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
verbal irony
ellipsis
periodic sentence
scan
49. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
myth
plot
figurative language
annotation
50. A noun that renames the subject
figurative language
predicate nominative
sentimental
deus ex machina
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