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frame
A structure that provides a premise or setting for a narrative or other discourse. Example: a group of pilgrims exchanging stories while on the road is the frame for Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
genre
A term used to describe literary forms, such as novel, play and essay.
harangue
A forceful sermon, lecture or tirade.
homily
A lecture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior.
hubris
Excessive pride that often affects tone.
humanism
A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity.
hyperbole
Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect.
idyll
A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind f ideal life or place.
image
A word or phrase representing that which can be seen, touched, tasted, smelled or felt; imagery is the use of images in speech or writing.
indirect quotation
A rendering of a quotation in which actual words are not stated but only approximated or paraphrased.
inductive reasoning
A method of reasoning in which a number of specific facts or examples are used to make a generalization.
inference
A conclusion or proposition arrived arrived at by considering facts, observations or some other specific data.
invective
A direct verbal assault; a denunciation; casting blame on something or someone.
irony
A mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated, often implying ridicule or light sarcasm; a state of affairs or events that is the reverse of what might have been expected.
kenning
A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities, as in "ring-giver" for king and "whale-road" for ocean.
lampoon
A mocking, satirical assault on a person or situation.
litotes
A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis or intensity. Example: He is not a bad dancer.
loose sentence
A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences, i.e., subject-verb-object. The main idea of the sentence is presented first and is then followed by one or more subordinate clauses.
lyrical prose
Personal, reflective prose that reveals the speaker's thoughts and feels about the subject.
malapropism
a confused use of words in which the appropriate word is replaced by one with a similar sound but inappropriate meaning.
maxim
A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth.
melodrama
A literary from in which events are exaggerated in order to create and extreme emotional response.
metaphor
A figure of speech that compares unlike objects. When several characteristics of the same object are compared, the device is called and extended metaphor. A metaphor referring to a particular person, place or thing is called a metaphorical allusion; for example, referring to someone as "a Hercules."
metaphysical
A term describing poetry that uses elaborate conceits, expresses the complexities of love and life, and is highly intellectual. More generally, metaphysical refers to ideas that are neither analytical nor subject to empirical verification; that is, ideas that express an attitude about which rational argument is impossible.
metonymy
A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated. Example: "The White House says..."
Middle English
The language spoken in England roughly between 1150 and 1500 A.D.
mock epic
A parody of traditional epic form.
mock solemnity
Feigned or deliberately artificial seriousness, often for satirical purposes.
mode
The general form, pattern and manner of expression of a piece of discourse.
montage
A quick succession of images or impressions used to express ideas.
mood
The emotional tone or prevailing atmosphere in a work of literature or other discourse. In grammar, mood refers to the intent of a particular sentence. The indicative mood is used to express doubt or a conditional attitude; sentences in he imperative mood give commands.
motif
A phrase, idea or event that through repetition srves to unify or convey a theme in an essay or other discourse.
muse
(n.) One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts; the imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer. (v.) To reflect deeply; to ponder.
myth
An imaginary story that has become an accepted part of the cultural or religious tradition of a group or society.
narrative
A form of verse or prose (both fiction and nonfiction) that tells a story. A storyteller may use a number of narrative devices, such as skipping back and forth in time, ordering events chronologically, and ordering events to lead up to a suspenseful climax.