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| Reverence to beauty; movement that held beautiful form is to be valued more than instructive content |
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| A word, phrase or attitude that has double or even multiple meanings, resulting in multiple interpretations |
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| The pervasive mood or tone of a literary work- gloom, foreboding, joyful expectation, etc |
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| The author's viewpoint regarding his subject matter, can usually be detected in author's tone |
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| A grand and exuberantly ornamental style |
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| An adhearence to the principals of Greek and Roman literature |
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| Words of phrases that are used in everyday conversation or informal writing which are usually considered inappropriate for a formal essay |
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| The range of further associations tha ta word or phrase suggests in addition to its straightforward dictionary meaning |
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| A device of style or subject matter so often used that it becomes a recognized means of expression |
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| The precise, literal meaning of a word, without emotional associations or overtones |
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| Philosophy that suggests people's actions and all other events are determined by forces over which human beings have no control |
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| The version of a language spoken by people of a particular region or social group |
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| The conversation of two or more people as reprsented in writing |
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| Violently bitter verbal attack |
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| THe choice of words used in a literary work |
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| A portion of a written work that interrupts or pauses the development of a theme or plot |
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| The use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme |
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| The use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme |
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| A philosophical movement that focuses on the individual human being's experience of, recognition of, an triumph over the meaninglessness of existence |
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| Presents life not as it appears on the surface, but as it is passionately felt to be by an author or character |
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| The view that women are inherently equal to men and deserve equal rights and opportunities |
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| A way of presenting scenes or incidents that took place before the opening scene |
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| The pursuit of pleasure above all else |
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| A conclusion the reader can draw based upon details presented by the author |
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| Direct denunciation or name- calling |
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| The incongruity, or difference, between reality (what is) and appearance (what seems to be) |
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| A situation in which the audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does, forseeing an outcome contrary to the character's expectations |
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| The contrast between what is intended or expected and what actually occurs |
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| A contrast between what is said and what is actually meant |
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| The special language of a profession or group |
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| The "side by side" comparison of two or more objects or ideals for the purpose of highlighting similarities or differences |
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| The use of physical setting, dialect, customs and attitudes that typify a particular region |
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| The comic substitution of one word for another similar in sound, but idfferent in meaning. Fuctions to make characters look ignorant or amussingly uneducated |
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| The speed at which an author tells a story; the movement from one point or section to another |
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| Style of writing that rejects idealized portrayals of life and attempts complete accuracy, disinterested objectivity, and frankness in depicting life as a brutal struggle for survival |
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| The prevailing emotional attitude in a literary work, for example, regret, hopefulness, bitterness, etc. |
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| The identification of God with the universe |
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| The belief that nature provides a truer and more healthful model than culture; the noble savage |
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| pen name, nom de plume, alias; a fictitous name assumed by a writer who wished to remain anonymous or who chooses not to use her/his real name professionally |
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| an author's use of accuracy in the portrayal of life or reality |
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| An author's use of accuracy in the portrayal of life or reality |
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| The tenedency in literature to focus on a specific geographical region or locality, re-creating as accurately as possible its unique setting, speech, customs, manners, beliefs and history |
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| Literature depicting emotinal matter in an imaginative form |
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| Harsh, cutting, personal remarks to or about someone, not necessarily ironic |
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| Any form of literature that blends ironic humor and wit with criticism directed at a particular folly, vice or stupidity |
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| A technique that allows the reader to see the continuous, chaotic flow of half-formed and discountinuous thoughts, memories, sense impressions, random associations, images, feelings, and reflections that constitute a character's consciousness |
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| Employs illogical, dreamlike images and events that suggest the unconscious |
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| The reflection in a work of the author's attitude toward his or her subject. |
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| the American version of romanticism; held that there was something in human being that transcended human nature- a spark of divinity. This philosophy stood in opposition to the pessimism of Puritanism |
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| The quality of oneness in a literary work, in which all parts are related to some principle or organization so that they form an organic whole, complete and independent in itself |
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| The sense a written work conveys to a reader of the writer's attitude, personality and character |
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| Ingenuity in connecting amusingly incongruous ideas; intellect, humor |
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| A writer's way of saying things, or a philosophy that influences the author's viewpoint; his/her unique way of saying things |
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