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Literary And Rhetorical Vocab
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1. A work of literature dealing with rural life
pastoral
apollonian
compound-complex sentence
lyric poetry
2. The pattern of rhymes within a given poems
balanced sentence
bathos
implied metaphor
rhyme scheme
3. A lyric poem usually marked by serious - respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject
parable
allusion
caesura
ode
4. The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. contrast with denotation
connotation
foreshadowing
genre
parody
5. A synonym for view or feeling; also a refined and tender emotion in literature
muse
myth
prosody
sentiment
6. A latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events but at some other critical point
in medias res
cacaphony
antithesis
dionysian
7. A literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response
simile
genre
melodrama
non sequitur
8. An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
parody
onomatopoeia
parable
point of view
9. French term for the world of books - criticism - and literature in general
belle-lettres
in medias res
abstract language
style
10. Language that describes specific - observable things
concrete language
climax
apostrophe
caesura
11. A subordinate or minor collection of events in an novel or play - usually connected to the main plot
connotation
empathy
subplot
parable
12. A mocking - satirical assault on a person or situation
cliche
hubris
epic
lampoon
13. A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
omniscient narrator
euphemism
aphorism
rhetoric
14. A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
irony
idyll
indirect quotation
elegy
15. The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax or pattern of words
syntax
euphony
diction
classic
16. 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
indirect quotation
metaphysical poetry
mock epic
sentimental
17. The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem
plot
sentimental
kenning
alliteration
18. A narrator with unlimited awareness - understanding - and insight of characters - setting - background and all other elements of the story
light verse
omniscient narrator
concrete language
falling action
19. The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
hubris
plot
protagonist
personification
20. A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth
motif
maxim
ottava rima
anachronism
21. 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
non sequitur
rhetoric
rhyme scheme
loose sentence
22. A narrative told by a character involved in the story - using first person pronouns such as I and we
allusion
melodrama
ballad
first person narrative
23. A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
syntax
sentimental
omniscient narrator
metonymy
24. The main idea isn't completed until the end of the sentence
pseudonym
prosody
syntax
periodic sentence
25. The depiction of people - things and events as they really are without idealization or exaggeration for effect
realism
end-stopped
simple sentence
harangue
26. A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present actions or circumstances
flashback
ode
rhythm
satire
27. A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
first person narrative
canon
dramatic irony
infinitive
28. In contrast to literal language - implies meanings
empathy
pulp fiction
figurative language
sentiment
29. A person - scene - event - or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
anachronism
oxymoron
sarcasm
eponymous
30. A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
exposition
fable
quatrain
agreement
31. The manner in which an author uses and arranges words - shapes ideas - forms sentences and creates a structure to convey ideas
style
prosody
moral
subplot
32. A phrase - idea or event that through representation serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature
motif
pastoral
classical - classicism
anglo-saxon diction
33. A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretations
rhythm
archetype
humanism
ambiguity
34. The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict
mood
belle-lettres
theme
falling action
35. An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
archetype
persona
periodic sentence
euphony
36. A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
falling action
allusion
parable
predicate adjective
37. A familiar grouping of words - especially words that habitually appear together and thereby convey meaning by association
collocation/Idiom
loose sentence
montage
exegesis
38. Ordinary or familiar - used to describe diction
muse
parody
colloquial
dionysian
39. A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness - although it may have a serious - scornful purpose
title character
farce
implied metaphor
meter
40. A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
apostrophe
connotation
classical - classicism
enjambment
41. 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
tragedy
flashback
connotation
idyll
42. The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
deouement
persona
frame
prosody
43. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase can be understood in two ways especially when one meaning is risque
double entendre
allusion
alliteration
persona
44. The language of a work and its style; words - often highly emotional - used to convince or sway an audience
prosody
rhetoric
plot
epigram
45. The generic name for a figure of speech such as image - symbol - simile and metaphor
bathos
trope
simile
predicate adjective
46. A concise but ingenious - witty - and thoughtful statement
epigram
in medias res
belle-lettres
rhetoric
47. An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society
concrete language
empathy
myth
agreement
48. A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse - often marked by punctuation
verse
caesura
sentiment
ode
49. A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
climax
explication
analogy
ode
50. The correspondence of a verb with its subject in person and number and of a pronoun with its antecedent in person - number - and gender
split infinitives
simple sentence
enjambment
agreement