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A narrative where literal events point to a parallel sequence of symbolic ideas.
Two levels of meaning-- literal story and symbolic story where abstract ideas lie. |
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| A brief reference to a person, place or thing carrying the meanings and implications of the original. |
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| A careful step-by-step explication of a poem. Common among Formalist analyzers. |
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| An established feature, form or technique understood by both authors and readers. |
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| A two line stanza in poetry, usually rhymed with lines of equal length. |
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| Direct representation of conversation |
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| Fiction meant to teach a moral lesson or model appropriate or proper behavior |
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| A lament or sadly meditative poem. |
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| A long narrative poem usually tracing the adventures of a legendary or Mythic hero. |
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| Explaining in detail, unraveling complexities. |
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| A short narrative often used to illustrate a moral. Frequently uses animals personified. |
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| A work not bound by factual accuracy, though some aspects of the work may be true. |
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| An expression or comparison that relies on connotations and suggestions. |
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| A scene re-lived in a character's memory. |
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| Arranging events and information in such a way that later events are prepared for. |
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| Poetry that's lines are not metered and usually do not rhyme. |
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| A literary category in which an author and a reader share expectations about what the story is and is not. |
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| A collective set of images in a poem or other literary work |
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| A literary device in which a discrepancy of meaning is masked beneath the surface of the language. |
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| Literary criticism that tries to formulate general principles rather than discuss specific texts |
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| A voice or character that provides the reader with information and insight into characters and incidents. The narrator's perspective and personality affects the story. |
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| An extended work of fictional prose. |
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| A fictional work that is shorter than a novel and longer than a short story |
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| A character created to be the speaker of a work. A persona is always the narrator, not just a character. |
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| A figure of speech in which an animal, object or abstract term is given human characteristics. |
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| The arrangement of actions, events and situations in a narrative. |
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| The perspective from which a story is told. |
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| Nonrhyming, nonmetered text arranged in paragraphs. |
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| A narrative mode that employs exotic adventure and idealized emotion rather than a realistic depiction. Common to have Medieval romances |
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| A process to describe rhythmic patterns in a poem, marking accents, counting syllables. |
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| The time and place of a literary work. May also include climate and social, psychological and spiritual state of participants. |
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| A work too short to be published on its own. Focused on one or two characters. |
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| A short, static descriptive composition. Describes a person or place with no narrative involved. |
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| A recurring pattern of two or more lines of verse. The organizational division of a poem. |
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| A second story or plotline that is interesting and complete in its own right occurring "beneath" the main plot of a narrative. |
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| A person, place or thing that suggests meaning beyond its literal sense. Symbols can contain multiple meanings and associations |
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| A recurring subject or idea conspicuously evident in a literary work. Works can contain multiple themes. |
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| The attitude toward a subject that us conveyed in a literary work. A writer's tone plays an important role in establishing the reader's relationship. |
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a) Any single line of poetry
b) Composition in lines of more or less regular rhythm. |
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