List #2

Question 1

Apollonian

Answer 1

the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior

Question 2

apostrophe

Answer 2

a locution that addresses a person not present/a personified thing

Question 3

arch

Answer 3

characterized by clever/sly humor - often saucy, playful, and somewhat irreverant

Question 4

archetype

Answer 4

an abstract/ideal conception of a type

Question 5

asyndeton

Answer 5

the ommission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words/clauses

Question 5

bard

Answer 5

in olden times, a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment

Question 5

assonance

Answer 5

the repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words in prose/poetry

Question 5

bibliography

Answer 5

a list of works relevant to a particular subject

Question 6

bathos

Answer 6

anticlimax

Question 6

belle-lettres

Answer 6

a French term for the world of books, criticism, and literature in general

Question 7

bombast

Answer 7

inflated, pretentious language

Question 8

burlesque

Answer 8

a work of literature meant to ridicule a subject

Question 9

cacophony

Answer 9

grating, inharmonious sounds

Question 9

canon

Answer 9

the works considered most important in a national literature or period

Question 10

caricature

Answer 10

a grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things

Question 11

carpe diem

Answer 11

“seize the day” - enjoy life while you can - common theme in life/literature

Question 12

circumlocution

Answer 12

discourse that avoids direct reference to a subject

Question 13

classic

Answer 13

a highly regarded work of literature/art form that has withstood the test of time

Question 14

classical, classicism

Answer 14

implies formality, objectivity, simplicity, and restraint