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| presentation of an abstract ideo through concrete means |
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| an indirect reference to a person, event, statement, or theme found in literature, other arts, history, myths, religion, or popular culture. An author's use presupposes that readers will possess the knowledge to recognize the allusion. |
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| literary technizue of presenting material out of chronological order, such as a flashback or flashforward. |
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| moment of recognition withen a drama when the protagonist discovers something that leads to a reversal of fortune - some crucial knowledge he/she did not have. In a tragedy the revelations is associated with the characters downfall. In a comedy, the moment usually signals success. |
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| a protagonist in a modern work who does not exhibit the qualities of a traditional hero. An anti-hero is too ordinary- is not brave, honest, generous etc...and may even be dishonest or petty |
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| the tendancy to interpret texts according to their own cultural presuppositions, regardless of those of the author - even if the author wrote the work from a different cultural or ideological standpoint. |
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| the character or force pitted against the protagonist - not necessarilly, however, an evil or cruel force |
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| a character or object which represents the typical ideal or classical example of something |
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| the implied or additional meaning of a word beyond its dictionary definition |
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| the emotional effect a drama has on the audience - an emotional release caused by intense emotional experience |
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| the dictionary definition of a word |
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| Latin for "god from a machine" -it refers to intervention of a nonhuman force to resolve a seeemingly irresolvable conflict in a literary work. Also, it refers more generally to improbable or artificial resolutions of conflict wsuch as unbelievable coincidence or "luck." |
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| a character who undergoes change - could be physical, emotional, or intellectual change - throughout the course of a story |
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| Greek for "bad place." the opposite of a Utopia -generally set at some point in the author's future and describes a society in which we would not want to live. |
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| characters defined by a single idea of quality without depth of dimension a "charicature" or stereotype |
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| deliberate and obvious exageration used for humor or emphasis |
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| language a writer uses to convey a visual picture or to appeal to the senses. This also refers to figures of speech used to convey abstract ideas such as personification, simile and metaphor |
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| a contradiction between appearences/expectations and reality. Verbal Irony, Dramatic Irony, Situational Irony. |
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| the general feeling created by the writer for the reader |
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| a recurring and unifying element in a work of literature; especially any recurring symbol, image, or character type. |
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| Greek for "pointedly foolish" - a figure of speech that juxtaposes two opposite or apparently contradictory words to present an emphatic paradox. "jumbo shrimp" |
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| a statement that seems contradictory or nonsensical, but contains an underlying truth. "The more I learn, the more I realize I do not know." |
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| a work that imitates another literary work or style of an author for comic effect. |
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| a vantage point from which a narrative is told. |
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| writing or speech that is in its normal form - not poetry |
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| character with many dimensions and complexities- like a real person |
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| withen fiction, an object, activity, or character that represents an abstract idea or belief beyond itself |
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| character with many dimensions and complexity - like a real person |
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| literary genre that uses wit, irony, and sarcasm to expose humanity's vices or follies to inspire reform or change. |
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| character who does not change throughout the course of a story |
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| the attitude of the author toward the reader or the subject matter as it is revealed in a literary work |
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| a narrator who for some reason, does not or cannot fully comprehend the world around him/her and whose conclustions and reasoning are not complete or are misleading |
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| Greek for "good place." this is a pun refering to a nonexistent good place that describes the author's version of the ideal place |
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