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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated - often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected
irony
collocation/Idiom
burlesque
carpe diem
2. A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
bombast
irony
motif
non sequitur
3. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
onomatopoeia
romance
first person narrative
melodrama
4. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
caesura
classical - classicism
theme
burlesque
5. A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
oxymoron
verisimilitude
ballad
parable
6. The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
subtext
rhyme
adage
litotes
7. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry
exposition
falling action
balanced sentence
rhythm
8. A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
novel of manners
frame
montage
couplet
9. Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or non-human objects
rhetorical stance
pathetic fallacy
tone
assonance
10. Pleasing - harmonious sounds
persona
invective
euphony
verbal irony
11. Word choice characterized by simple - often one or two syllable nouns - adjectives - and adverbs
anglo-saxon diction
point of view
sarcasm
ottava rima
12. A piece of writing that reveals weaknesses - faults - frailties - or other shortcomings
symbolism
expose
prosody
canon
13. A story containing unreal - imaginary features
mood
dionysian
hyperbole
fantasy
14. A story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
dionysian
simple sentence
allegory
old english
15. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
theme
indirect quotation
parable
ballad
16. The high point - or turning point - of a story or play
compound-complex sentence
classic
cacaphony
climax
17. An adjective that follows a linking verb
ambiguity
point of view
interrogative sentence
predicate adjective
18. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
in medias res
bathos
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irony
19. A figure of speech whose effectiveness has been worn out through overuse and excessive familiarity
exposition
cliche
conceit
rhyme scheme
20. A direct verbal assault; a denunciation
alliteration
invective
first person narrative
image
21. Grating - inharmonious sounds
cacaphony
first person narrative
consonance
pentameter
22. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
anglo-saxon diction
ode
invective
title character
23. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
old english
farce
novel of manners
abstract
24. A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
burlesque
naturalism
simile
sentiment
25. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
trope
plot
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classical - classicism
26. As distinguished from Apollonian - the word refers to sensual - pleasure-seeking impulses
abstract
sonnet
hubris
dionysian
27. A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity
rhyme
explication
litotes
dionysian
28. A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
anachronism
deus ex machina
symbolism
idyll
29. A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line
foot
elegy
montage
voice
30. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
empathy
annotation
dramatic irony
villanelle
31. A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse - but sometimes with a satirical thrust
synecdoche
light verse
euphemism
carpe diem
32. A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea - often stated in figurative language
pulp fiction
couplet
conceit
balanced sentence
33. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
sentiment
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apostrophe
scan
34. Inflated - pretentious language used for trivial subjects
bombast
double entendre
euphemism
first person narrative
35. A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
gerund
motif
personification
oxymoron
36. 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
scan
empathy
apollonian
verisimilitude
37. 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
climax
apollonian
assonance
periodic sentence
38. 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
implied metaphor
innuendo
loose sentence
foreshadowing
39. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
lampoon
compound sentence
periodic sentence
imperative sentence
40. The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker
voice
rhyme scheme
wit
epithet
41. A form of verse or prose that tells a story
narrative
image
antagonist
cacaphony
42. A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
sonnet
abstract
hubris
stream of consciousness
43. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
rhyme
fantasy
metonymy
synecdoche
44. The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
invective
prosody
aphorism
ottava rima
45. A term that describes characters' excessive emotional response to experience; also nauseatingly nostalgic and mawkish
sentimental
epic
deouement
style
46. A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
exposition
realism
predicate nominative
empathy
47. Sentence with interrogative pronouns
archetype
interrogative sentence
climax
villanelle
48. A work of literature dealing with rural life
empathy
antithesis
idyll
pastoral
49. A verbal ending in 'ing'_ that functions in a sentence as a noun.
sentiment
omniscient narrator
gerund
simile
50. A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
verisimilitude
compound-complex sentence
verse
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