LIT ANALYSIS

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LAUNCH--6 QUESTIONS

LIT TERM 5

Parallelism: creating two seperate ideas in a novel that never come together at any point.
Parody:a comic relief of a popular or well known subject to induce humor
Pathos:the literary tool of connecting the reader to the subject matter of he story.
Pedantry: excessive concern of minor details of factors.
Personification:giving human like qualities to non human things
Plot:the direction and occurences in a story, the events that occur
Poignant: evoking a keen sense if panic or regret
Point of view: the frame of view where the story is being told or described.
Postmodernism: a style of writing most known for its conflict with moral or ethic descitions
Prose:the rythem in which the author writes or delivered speach
Purpose: the reason the author chose to write about a subject, what they want to debate.
Realism:writing style characteristic of harsh reality. Post romantic where the world seems cruel
Refrain:a small pause in which characters in a story may gather their thoughts or prepare for something.
Requiem:a demand that is non negotionoble and unavoidable
Resolution: the point of a story where loose ends are tied and the climax is finally settled.
Restatement: a re wording of a phrase  or  point to clarify a point that was attempted to be made.
Rhetoric: the art of using fluid persuasive vocabulary to aid your argument or statement.
Rhetorical questions: questions asked for dramatic effect which are not ment to be answered
Rising action: pre climax buildup of tension used to create drama in a story.
Romantiscism: a largely fictional genre where a hero goes on a innocent quest to find some truth.
Satyre: a play off a darker aspect of life or society used to express exasperation at injustice.
Scansion: determining the meter or length of verse
Setting: the time and place of a story to occur as well as the characters involved

LIT TERMS 4

interior monologue- expressing a character's inner thoughts

inversion- the action of inverting something

juxtaposition- the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

lyric- expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms

magic(al) realism- magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment

metaphor- a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

vehicles- a thing used to express, embody, or fulfill something

metonymy- the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or 
the track for horse racing

modernism- modern character or quality of thought, expression, or technique

monologue- a long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program

mood- evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.

motif- a decorative design or pattern

myth- a traditional story, esp. one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically 
involving supernatural beings or event

narrative- a spoken or written account of connected events; a story

narrator- the one telling the story 

omniscient point of view- narrator is a character in the story, but also knows the thoughts and feelings of all the other characters

onomatopoeia- the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

oxymoron- a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

parable- a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

paradox- a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory

LIT TERMS 3

exposition- The beginning

expressionism- a style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist or writer seeks to express emotional experience rather than 

impressions of the external world

fable- a short story

fallacy- a mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument

falling action- what happens after the climax

farce- a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization

figurative language- expressing ideas indirectly; language used in a special way to create a special effect made up of words and phrases 

which don’t mean what they first appear to mean

flashback- a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story

foil- prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding

folk tale- a story originating in popular culture, typically passed on by word of mouth

foreshadowing- be a warning or indication of (a future event)

free verse- poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

genre- a category 

gothic tale- genre or mode of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance

hyperbole- exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

imagery- visually descriptive or figurative language, esp. in a literary work

implication- the conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated

incongruity- the state of being incongruous or out of keeping

inference- a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

irony- the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect