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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. An adjective that follows a linking verb
middle english
bard
lampoon
predicate adjective
2. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
empathy
antagonist
epic
exegesis
3. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
abstract
litotes
subplot
protagonist
4. The general form - pattern - and manner of expression of a work of literature
satire
empathy
metaphor
mode
5. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
mock epic
verbal irony
hubris
eponymous
6. Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect
simile
hyperbole
periodic sentence
dramatic irony
7. 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
verisimilitude
compound sentence
maxim
interrogative sentence
8. The choice of words in oral and written discourse
diction
loose sentence
foot
epigram
9. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
connotation
omniscient narrator
pulp fiction
aphorism
10. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
subplot
figurative language
split infinitives
antithesis
11. The dictionary definition of a word. contrast with connotation
cacaphony
ottava rima
denotation
paraphrase
12. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
plot
deus ex machina
concrete language
expose
13. A term for the title character of a work of literature
concrete language
eponymous
exegesis
personification
14. The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader - a viewer or the world at large
hyperbole
analogy
imperative sentence
persona
15. Novels written for mass consumption - often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots
abstract
belle-lettres
pulp fiction
metonymy
16. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
irony
anachronism
sentiment
idyll
17. The works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied
caesura
canon
climax
rhetoric
18. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
stream of consciousness
consonance
concrete language
omniscient narrator
19. A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words - clauses or sentences
burlesque
rhyme scheme
antithesis
personification
20. Providing hints of things to come in a story or play
loose sentence
fantasy
expose
foreshadowing
21. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
rhyme scheme
cacaphony
in medias res
belle-lettres
22. 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
villanelle
cliche
predicate nominative
tragedy
23. The origin or derivation of a word
satire
etymology
fable
periodic sentence
24. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
compound sentence
anglo-saxon diction
trope
bombast
25. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
bildungsroman
light verse
colloquial
simile
26. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
tragedy
conceit
rhyme scheme
roman a clef
27. A figurative comparison using the words like or as
euphony
figurative language
simile
harangue
28. The use of one object to evoke ideas and associations not literally part of the original object
carpe diem
symbolism
rhetoric
colloquial
29. A character or force in a work of literature that - by opposing the protagonist produces tension or conflict
colloquial
pastoral
antagonist
foreshadowing
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
mock epic
synecdoche
caricature
exegesis
31. A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy
genre
moral
catharsis
abstract
32. A device employed in anglo-saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
bombast
elegy
kenning
periodic sentence
33. French for a novel in which historical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
pentameter
hyperbole
roman a clef
narrative
34. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
rhetorical stance
mood
subtext
caricature
35. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
pastoral
couplet
dramatic irony
interrogative sentence
36. A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
elliptical construction
old english
complex sentence
verisimilitude
37. An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
point of view
ottava rima
aphorism
allegory
38. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
narrative
pentameter
ballad
allegory
39. A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
pentameter
exegesis
pseudonym
stream of consciousness
40. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
subtext
colloquial
ballad
caricature
41. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
lyric poetry
quatrain
epigram
belle-lettres
42. A brief explanation - summary - or evaluation of a text or work of literature
stanza
annotation
sarcasm
synecdoche
43. A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
epic
abstract language
alliteration
verbal irony
44. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
non sequitur
farce
dionysian
double entendre
45. A forceful sermon - lecture or tirade
vernacular
pastoral
harangue
synecdoche
46. A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet
abstract language
connotation
couplet
assonance
47. The relation in which a narrator or speaker stands to the story or subject matter of a poem
caesura
point of view
diction
rhythm
48. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
setting
alliteration
catharsis
quatrain
49. The repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals - used mostly in poetry
invective
vernacular
pastoral
rhyme
50. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
ode
assonance
ballad
catharsis