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Allegory
Used for poetic effect, a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group
Overall aesthetic effect; a dominant mood or emotional effect
A story illustrating an idea or a moral principle in which objects take on symbolic meanings. In Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy,"
Figure of speech similar to the pun, in which a spoken phrase can be understood in either of two ways.
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Ambiguity
The audience knows more about a story than the characters on stage
A statement which can contain two or more meanings.
Technique that interrupts chronological order of text to by interjecting events or scenes or earlier occurrences
Placement of two opposing ideas, characters, objects nearly side by side for heightened effect
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Assonance
Extreme exaggeration
The distinctive and unique manner in which a writer arranges words to achieve particular effects.
A figure of speech that associates two distinct things
Close juxtaposition of similar sounds, usually vowel sounds
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Catharsis
Arrangement and interrelation of events in a narrative.
Art of persuasion through speaking and writing.
Purification or purgation of the emotions through use of tragedy
In poetry, marked by a grammatical pause at the end of a line
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Cliche
A trite (stereotyped) phrase
An established technique, practice, or device in literature or theater
An author’s word choice
Associated or secondary meaning of a word
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Conceit
A character that does not change during the course of a story
A figure of speech that associates two distinct things
An elaborate metaphor
A statement which can contain two or more meanings.
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Connotation
Associated or secondary meaning of a word
Pause in a line of poetry, usually designated by a punctuation mark
Grammatical similar construction. Using it invites readers to compare and contrast the parallel elements.
Statement that seems self-contradictory or nonsensical on the surface but that, upon closer examination, may be seen to contain an underlying truth.
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Consonance
Close juxtaposition of similar sounds, usually vowel sounds
Addressing someone or something not present
Use of words to express something other than, and especially opposite, of the literal meaning.
Repetition of constant sounds usually in middle or end of words
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Deconstruction
Theory of literary criticism that questions traditional assumptions about certainty, identity, and truth; asserts that words can only refer to other words; and attempts to demonstrate how statements about any text subvert their own meanings
An established technique, practice, or device in literature or theater
The central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work.
Vantage point from which a narrative is told. First, third omniscient, third limited.
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Denouement
In poetry, marked by a grammatical pause at the end of a line
Final outcome, unraveling of the of the plot following the climax
Refers to plot structure: events that contribute to the climax of the work.
Turning point, usually in a poem, that marks a change in emotion, attitude, subject, etc
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Dynamic character
A character that does not change during the course of a story
One who changes significantly during the course of the story.
Turning point, usually in a poem, that marks a change in emotion, attitude, subject, etc
The interrelation between the two types of meaning in a poem
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Foil
One who changes significantly during the course of the story.
A character presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point out and/or highlight some aspect of the second character
Mythological or legendary figure—often of divine descent—who is endowed with great strength or ability
Literary theory that attempts to focus on the formal aspects of the text or content, apart from any other influence
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Magical realism
Story. Either fictional or true, verse or prose.
Emphasizes subjective experience, innovation, imagination, and the individual.
Latin American literacy characterized by use of fantastic or mythical elements without drawing attention to their presence or use.
Overall aesthetic effect; a dominant mood or emotional effect
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Marxist criticism
Lliterally "god out of a machine") describes an unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot
A type of criticism in which literary works are viewed as the product of work and whose practitioners emphasize the role of class and ideology as they reflect, propagate, and even challenge the prevailing social order.
Literary approach that attempts to examine ways in which literature has been shaped according to issues of gender and expose standards on which canonical literature is patriarchal.
Literary theory that attempts to focus on the formal aspects of the text or content, apart from any other influence (biographical, psychological, etc)
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Motif
The secondary action of a story, complete and interesting in its own right, that reinforces or contrasts with the main plot.
There is an incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens due to forces beyond human comprehension or control.
An underlying, often distinct theme in a piece of writing or conversation.
A unifying element in an artistic work, especially any recurrent image, symbol, theme, character type, subject, or narrative detail.
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Parody
A form of comedy (employing exaggeration or distortion) that imitates a specific literary work or the style of an author for comic effect
Literary art of ridiculing a folly or vice in order to expose or correct it.
Emphasizes subjective experience, innovation, imagination, and the individual.
Pleasing sound, accomplished through use of vowel sounds in words of serene imagery. Used well, it can create a sense of peace and harmony
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Romanticism
The audience knows more about a story than the characters on stage
In poetry, marked by a grammatical pause at the end of a line
Emphasizes subjective experience, innovation, imagination, and the individual.
Any writing that is not true, created by imagination
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Satire
Language that appeals to the senses
Similar to a motif in that it is a recurring pattern, but it is used to show similarities between one or more characters, events, images, etc.
Literary art of ridiculing a folly or vice in order to expose or correct it.
A form of comedy (employing exaggeration or distortion) that imitates a specific literary work or the style of an author for comic effect
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Situational Irony
There is an incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens due to forces beyond human comprehension or control.
Figure of speech that occurs when a person says one thing but means the opposite.
Hinting at events that may occur later in a work
Associated or secondary meaning of a word
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Synaesthesia
Continuation of a line or sentence beyond the end of a line of verse
Psychological process whereby one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another. sight of ants might make you feel itchy
Language that appeals to the senses
Manifestation of insight or revelation gained when one suddenly understands the essence of a (generally commonplace) object, gesture, statement, situation, moment, or mentality, when one “gets it, ”
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Synecdoche
Repetition of constant sounds usually in middle or end of words
Figure of speech similar to the pun, in which a spoken phrase can be understood in either of two ways,
A distinctive category of literary composition
A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole, the whole for a part, the specific for the general, the general for the specific, or the material for the thing made from it.
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Syntax
Arrangement – ordering, grouping, and placement- of words within a sentence. A component of grammar, not a synonym for grammar.
An established technique, practice, or device in literature or theater
Organization of parts as dominated by general character of the whole
A unifying element in an artistic work, especially any recurrent image, symbol, theme, character type, subject, or narrative detail.
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Tension
A character presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point out and/or highlight some aspect of the second character
The interrelation between the two types of meaning in a poem (extension – concrete, denotative meaning – vs. intension – abstract, metaphorical meaning)
Opposition of persons or forces
Moment of highest tension in a story
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Theme
The feeling we get when we read a work. Generally synonymous with atmosphere.
A unifying element in an artistic work, especially any recurrent image, symbol, theme, character type, subject, or narrative detail.
The central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work.
Physical and social context in which the action of a story occurs. The major elements of setting are the time, the place, and the social environment that frames the characters.
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Tone
Statement that seems self-contradictory or nonsensical on the surface but that, upon closer examination, may be seen to contain an underlying truth.
The author’s implicit attitude toward the reader or the people, places, and events in a work as revealed by the elements of the author’s style.
Use of words to express something other than, and especially opposite, of the literal meaning.
An author’s word choice
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Unity
Events that occur after climax on way to denouement
Unity of action (all action of drama must occur within one continuous plot without extraneous subplots), unity of time (all action must occur within 24 hours, or one whole day), and unity of place (all action of work must occur in one place or city).
Literary theory that attempts to focus on the formal aspects of the text or content, apart from any other influence (biographical, psychological, etc)
in poetry, marked by a grammatical pause at the end of a line
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