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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A reference to a person - place - or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
subtext
ode
cacaphony
allusion
2. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
belle-lettres
ballad
in medias res
novel of manners
3. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
lampoon
burlesque
humanism
pulp fiction
4. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
epigram
synecdoche
lyric poetry
paradox
5. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
meter
title character
classic
rhyme scheme
6. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
climax
periodic sentence
synecdoche
diction
7. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
sentiment
in medias res
paradox
antithesis
8. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
oxymoron
omniscient narrator
foot
lyric poetry
9. One in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
balanced sentence
idyll
collocation/Idiom
rhythm
10. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
paraphrase
catharsis
maxim
loose sentence
11. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
mode
old english
persona
ambiguity
12. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
onomatopoeia
picaresque novel
diction
conceit
13. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
antithesis
euphony
mood
catharsis
14. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
concrete language
couplet
apostrophe
rhetoric
15. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
gerund
ode
parody
couplet
16. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
montage
elegy
light verse
antithesis
17. A work of literature dealing with rural life
verisimilitude
pastoral
interrogative sentence
climax
18. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
lampoon
melodrama
syntax
cliche
19. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
infinitive
colloquial
collocation/Idiom
middle english
20. The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
bathos
simple sentence
gerund
rhyme
21. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
bildungsroman
hubris
enjambment
sonnet
22. Personal - reflective poetry that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feelings about the subject
adage
harangue
maxim
lyric poetry
23. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
personification
rhyme scheme
ottava rima
caesura
24. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
dramatic irony
extended metaphor
frame
enjambment
25. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
symbolism
subplot
irony
dramatic irony
26. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
dramatic irony
roman a clef
theme
syntax
27. A poet; in olden times - a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment
implied metaphor
personification
pathos
bard
28. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
point of view
invective
light verse
symbolism
29. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
epithet
cliche
sentimental
denotation
30. A figure of speech in which a part signifies the whole or the whole signifies the part - also when the name of a material stands for the thing itself
agreement
synecdoche
etymology
onomatopoeia
31. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
free verse
trope
montage
bard
32. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
style
figurative language
quatrain
agreement
33. Literally 'seize the day'; enjoy life while you can - a common theme in literature
carpe diem
picaresque novel
allegory
apollonian
34. A short - pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment
aphorism
melodrama
romance
moral
35. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
epigram
colloquial
irony
canon
36. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
theme
apostrophe
onomatopoeia
extended metaphor
37. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
predicate nominative
exegesis
image
balanced sentence
38. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
hyperbole
muse
subtext
exposition
39. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
flashback
alliteration
agreement
canon
40. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
predicate nominative
analogy
voice
caesura
41. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
balanced sentence
adage
motif
rhetorical stance
42. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
humanism
naturalism
farce
connotation
43. 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
metaphysical poetry
free verse
analogy
enjambment
44. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
roman a clef
couplet
lampoon
45. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ballad
bard
in medias res
foot
46. 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
pseudonym
anglo-saxon diction
verisimilitude
classical - classicism
47. A literary style used to poke fun at - attack or ridicule an idea - vice or foible - often for the purpose of inducing change
pulp fiction
realism
satire
roman a clef
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
harangue
bard
scan
lyric poetry
49. Issues a comand
imperative sentence
middle english
bibliography
epithet
50. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
maxim
bombast
naturalism
roman a clef