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| the acceptance of artistic beauty and taste as a fundamental standard, ethical and other standards being secondary. |
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| a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another |
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| a passing or casual reference to something that is used by authors to est. tone, contrast two objects or people, bring the reader into a world of experience outside of the story itself, etc. |
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| a negative term applied to a vague or equivocal expression when precision would be more useful. In lit. can be read multiple ways |
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| a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text |
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| a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as nobility of mind & spirit, a life or attribute marked by action or pupose, and the like |
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| the placing of a sentence or one of its parts against another to which it is opposed to form a balanced contrast of ideas |
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| the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form |
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| how the differnt elements of style, grammar, and rehtorical schemes work together to give the author his or her voice. Everything must work together in a peice of writing to create this unity |
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| a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist |
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| a form of humor that regards human suffering as absurd rather than pitiable, or that considers human existence as ironic and pointless but somehow comic |
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| An emotional discharge that brings about a moral or spiritual renewal or welcome relief from tension and anxiety |
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| the creation and convincing representation of fictitious characters |
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| an unpredicted event, esp a fortunate one |
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| It is a character that contrasts the protagonist or main character |
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| presents ideas according to the time in which they occurred. This type of organization is especially effective if you are describing a process, relaying a series of actions, or telling a story |
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| a striking occurrence of two or more events at one time apparently by mere chance |
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| an amusing scene, incident, or speech introduced into serious or tragic elements, as in a play, in order to provide temporary relief from tension, or to intensify the dramatic action |
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| fiction that will be popular, but perhaps not have any lasting value. appeals to the general public |
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| the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning |
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| A conventional linguistic trait is an arbitrary one learned from others, not one determined by some natural law or genetic inheritance |
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| the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel. |
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| any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot. |
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| style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words |
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| Writing that is "preachy" or seeks overtly to convince a reader of a particular point or lesson |
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| irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play |
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| in literature or drama, a character who undergoes a permanent change in outlook or character during the story |
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| an apposite quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc. |
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| a literary work or section of a work presenting, usually symbolically, such a moment of revelation and insight. |
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| an explanation; interpretation |
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| a form of low comedy designed to provoke laughter through highly exaggerated caricatures of people in improbable or silly situations |
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| an easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author |
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| Suggesting, hinting, indicating, or showing what will occur later in a narrative |
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| A type or category of literature or film marked by certain shared features or conventions |
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| excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance |
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| A common term of variable meaning, includes the "mental pictures" that readers experience with a passage of literature |
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| focuses more on style, psychological depth, and character, the plot may or may not be important |
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| a feeling, emotional state, or disposition of mind--especially the predominating atmosphere or tone of a literary work |
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| a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc |
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| a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson |
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| Using contradiction in a manner that oddly makes sense on a deeper level |
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| a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing |
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| the position of the narrator in relation to the story, as indicated by the narrator's outlook from which the events are depicted and by the attitude toward the characters |
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| the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work |
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| a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author |
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| Another term for verbal irony--the act of ostensibly saying one thing but meaning another |
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| a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. |
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| The general locale, historical time, and social circumstances in which the action of a fictional or dramatic work occurs |
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| an outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected, the difference between what is expected to happen and what actually does |
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| a literary character who remains basically unchanged throughout a work |
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| a character in literature, theater, or film of a type quickly recognized and accepted by the reader or viewer and requiring no development by the writer |
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| a form of writing that represents the inner thoughts of a character. |
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| the mode of expressing thought in writing or speaking by selecting and arranging words, considered with respect to clearness, effectiveness, euphony, or the like, that is characteristic of a group, period, person, personality, etc |
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| something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign |
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| a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc., as in a work of art |
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| a particular style or manner, as of writing or speech; mood |
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| 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 |
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| a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant |
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| the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability |
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| dialogue, description, etc., that gives the audience or reader the background of the characters and the present situation. |
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