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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. An indirect or subtle - usually derogatory implication in expression - an insinuation
innuendo
metaphysical poetry
rhyme
cliche
2. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
balanced sentence
colloquial
catharsis
3. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
symbolism
melodrama
maxim
scan
4. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
mode
conceit
harangue
5. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
allegory
adage
collocation/Idiom
empathy
6. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
ellipsis
non sequitur
fantasy
climax
7. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
light verse
allegory
apostrophe
explication
8. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
anachronism
exposition
predicate nominative
dramatic irony
9. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
rhyme scheme
vernacular
hyperbole
oxymoron
10. A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
burlesque
colloquial
bombast
middle english
11. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
analogy
wit
explication
extended metaphor
12. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
tone
paraphrase
roman a clef
pastoral
13. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
verse
burlesque
farce
loose sentence
14. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
agreement
split infinitives
pulp fiction
antagonist
15. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
sonnet
belle-lettres
cacaphony
16. An extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places
romance
personification
myth
assonance
17. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
caricature
antithesis
sarcasm
eponymous
18. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
rhetorical stance
balanced sentence
extended metaphor
allusion
19. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
pathetic fallacy
roman a clef
sentimental
prosody
20. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
annotation
motif
stanza
rhyme scheme
21. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
bildungsroman
ode
expose
verbal irony
22. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
denotation
verisimilitude
classic
naturalism
23. A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
stanza
synecdoche
complex sentence
elegy
24. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
couplet
annotation
anachronism
middle english
25. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
enjambment
epic
abstract language
metaphor
26. A humorous play on words - using similar sounding or identical words to suggest different meanings
paraphrase
verisimilitude
balanced sentence
pun
27. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
ambiguity
metonymy
cacaphony
analogy
28. 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
montage
mode
colloquial
tragedy
29. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
flashback
apostrophe
fantasy
kenning
30. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
rhetorical stance
melodrama
elliptical construction
point of view
31. The interrelationship among the events in a story; the plot line is the pattern of events - including exposition - rising action - climax - falling action and resolution
plot
exegesis
bard
subplot
32. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
satire
sonnet
canon
old english
33. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
epithet
hyperbole
title character
sarcasm
34. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
cacaphony
villanelle
rhythm
pathos
35. A parody of traditional epic form
hubris
farce
mock epic
exegesis
36. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
humanism
genre
deouement
annotation
37. A noun that renames the subject
predicate nominative
hubris
tragedy
symbolism
38. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
aphorism
concrete language
abstract language
myth
39. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
collocation/Idiom
belle-lettres
annotation
interrogative sentence
40. The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
bildungsroman
scan
exposition
novel of manners
41. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
non sequitur
idyll
foreshadowing
voice
42. 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
mood
pathos
loose sentence
end-stopped
43. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
pathos
rhyme
apollonian
etymology
44. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
bombast
harangue
bildungsroman
light verse
45. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
deus ex machina
personification
aphorism
harangue
46. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
falling action
cliche
couplet
epic
47. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
collocation/Idiom
canon
hubris
interrogative sentence
48. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
realism
trope
satire
invective
49. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
foot
dramatic irony
pathetic fallacy
naturalism
50. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
romance
mode
lampoon
pastoral