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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry
ottava rima
epigram
bard
consonance
2. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
euphony
foot
exegesis
verse
3. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
exposition
deus ex machina
sentimental
euphemism
4. Language that conveys a speaker's attitude or opinion with regard to a particular subject
concrete language
classic
expose
rhetorical stance
5. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
exposition
colloquial
abstract
pulp fiction
6. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
sarcasm
extended metaphor
epithet
interrogative sentence
7. Language that describes specific - observable things
pathos
concrete language
allegory
maxim
8. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
symbolism
myth
analogy
abstract language
9. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
trope
prosody
infinitive
non sequitur
10. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
epithet
antagonist
middle english
anglo-saxon diction
11. 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
pentameter
quatrain
vernacular
12. A form of verse usually consisting of three four line units called quatrains and a concluding couplet
parable
sonnet
analogy
metaphysical poetry
13. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
elliptical construction
flashback
harangue
picaresque novel
14. A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
pastoral
fable
invective
classic
15. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
alliteration
allegory
caricature
flashback
16. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
caesura
apollonian
burlesque
ottava rima
17. A version of a text put into simpler - everyday words
couplet
antithesis
paraphrase
myth
18. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
expose
rhetorical stance
romance
figurative language
19. The main idea or meaning - often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
subplot
roman a clef
theme
first person narrative
20. A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
alliteration
allegory
anglo-saxon diction
caricature
21. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
roman a clef
dramatic irony
periodic sentence
muse
22. A narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
epic
complex sentence
aphorism
meter
23. A synonym for poetry. also - a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
humanism
verse
classic
cliche
24. A noun that renames the subject
predicate nominative
moral
ellipsis
bard
25. A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
voice
allusion
paradox
rhyme
26. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
bombast
consonance
rhetoric
free verse
27. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
deouement
in medias res
apostrophe
agreement
28. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
deus ex machina
pseudonym
point of view
subplot
29. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
kenning
apostrophe
figurative language
pun
30. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
abstract language
satire
annotation
diction
31. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
classical - classicism
imperative sentence
ballad
periodic sentence
32. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
collocation/Idiom
mock epic
vernacular
interrogative sentence
33. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
epigram
adage
satire
parody
34. The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 AD
middle english
roman a clef
symbolism
point of view
35. A german word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal
syntax
light verse
pentameter
bildungsroman
36. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
catharsis
onomatopoeia
antithesis
diction
37. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
dramatic irony
climax
predicate adjective
canon
38. A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
abstract language
implied metaphor
elliptical construction
adage
39. The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene
couplet
wit
kenning
analogy
40. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
rhyme
subtext
metaphor
extended metaphor
41. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
collocation/Idiom
falling action
compound-complex sentence
non sequitur
42. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
voice
sentiment
maxim
title character
43. A novel focusing on and describing social customs and habits of a particular social group
metaphysical poetry
wit
novel of manners
omniscient narrator
44. 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
kenning
dramatic irony
subplot
plot
45. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
meter
climax
stanza
paradox
46. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
narrative
fantasy
kenning
rhythm
47. The interpretation or analysis of a text
explication
foot
subplot
foreshadowing
48. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
bombast
loose sentence
subplot
maxim
49. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
trope
eponymous
idyll
empathy
50. The anglo-saxon language spoken in what is now england from approximately 450 to 1150 AD
vernacular
omniscient narrator
old english
agreement