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LITERATURE
BOOKS, MAGAZINES,ANYTHINGWITH WORDS
GENRE
A TYPE
CULTURE
WAY OF LIFE
DICTION
WRITERS CHOICE OF WORDS
IMAGERY
DESCRIPTIVE LANGUAGE
POINT OF VEIW
A PERSON'S OPIONION
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
WRITINGOR SPEACH THAT ISN'T MEANT TO BE INTERPERTATED
METAPHOR
COMPARING NOT USING LIKE OR AS
SIMILE
COMPARING USING LIKE OR AS
SYNECDOCHE
A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole
HYPERBOLE
an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally
IMAGERY
the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively
PERSONIFICATION
the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, esp. as a rhetorical figure
EPIC SIMILE
a simile developed over several lines of verse, esp. one used in an epic poem.
SYNTAX
the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language
RHETORICAL STRATEGIES
, describe different methods of writing which you can incorporate into your writing to make it more effective
SYMBOLISM
the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character
PLOT
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, esp. a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government
MAIN IDEA
The main idea is the most important thing the paragraph says about the topic
POETRY
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts
HAIKU
a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons
FREE VERSE
verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern
EPIC
noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style: Homer's Iliad is an epic poem
NARRATIVE POEM
a poem that tells a story and has a plot
ALLITERATION
the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter
END RHYME
rhyme of the terminal syllables of lines of poetry
INTERNAL RHYME
a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse
TERZA RIMA
A verse form of Italian origin consisting of tercets of 10 or 11 syllables with the middle line rhyming with the first and third lines of the following tercet
CONSONANCE
accord or agreement
ASSONANCE
resemblance of sounds
FICTION
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration
NON-FICTION
the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay
SHORT STORY
a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words
NOVEL
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes
ESSAY
a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative
EDITORIAL
an article in a newspaper or other periodical presenting the opinion of the publisher, editor, or editors
BIOGRAPHY
a written account of another person's life
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
a history of a person's life written or told by that person
DRAMA
a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, esp. one intended to be acted on the stage; a play
CHARACTER
the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
IRONY
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply
CHRONOLOGICAL
arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
IN MEDIA RES
in the midst of things
FLASHBACK
a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work
EPISTOLARY NARRATIVE
Including all the structural features of an actual letter: address, date, salutation, etc
FRAME NARRATIVE
a secondary story or stories embedded in the main story.
MYTH
a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, esp. one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
UNDERSTATEMENT
to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out; set forth in restrained, moderate, or weak terms: The casualty lists understate the extent of the disaster.
IRONY
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
PARADOX
a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
TONE
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc
TRAGIC HERO
a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy
DEUS EX MACHINA
a god introduced into a play to resolve the entanglements of the plot.
ASIDE
on or to one side; to or at a short distance apart; away from some position or direction
DIALOGUE
conversation between two or more persons.
IDIOM
an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements
COGNATE
descended from the same language or form
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