abnegation (en)

(noun) the act of renouncing or rejecting something; self-denial

anaphora (en)

(noun, literary theory) repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect

bathos (en)

(noun) a literary term coined by Alexander Pope to describe to describe amusingly failed attempts at sublimity (an effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous); adj is "bathetic"

chiaroscuro (it)

(noun, Italian for light and dark) an oil painting technique developed during the Renaissance that uses strong tonal contrasts between light and dark to model three-dimensional forms

epigone (en)

(noun) follower disciple / (noun) an inferior imitator

exigent (en)

(adjective) requiring immediate aid or action / (adjective) requiring or calling for much; demanding