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abstract
oppposed to concrete, not quantifiable
aesthetic
the study of philosophy of beuty in art, literature and nature
allegory
the device of usuing character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstarction in addition to the literal meaning
alliteration
the repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neigboring words
allusion
a direct or inderect reference to something wich is presumably commonly know such as an event book myth place or work of art
ambiguity
the multiple meanign either intentional or unintenioanl of a word phrase sentence or passage
anachronism
out of time, placing somethign in a time where it does not belong
analogy
a similarity pr coparison between two different things or the relationship between them
anecdote
is a brief story about an interesting, amusing or strange event.
annotation
explanatory or critical notes added to a text
anatagonist
the force against the protagonost, a person, nature, or the person psyche
anithero
a protagonist who is particualry graceless, inept, stupid or dishonest
antimetabole
the repetition of words ina na inverted order to sharpen a contrast
anithesis
the opposition or contrast of ideas, the direct opposite
aphorism
a terse statment of know authorship which expresses a general truth ot a moral principel
apostrophe
a figure pf speech that directly addreses to someone or something that cannot answer
archetype
a pattern or model that serves as the basis for different but related versions of a character plot or theme
assumption
a belife or statment taken for granted without proof
atmosphere
the emotionalnod created by the entierty of a literary work established partly by the setting and partly by the authors choice of objects that are describes
begging the question
a fallacy in resoning which omits the minor premise and dos directly to the cunclusion
bias
prejudice or predispostition toward one side of a subject or issue
bidungroman
a comign of age novel. the story of a persons development
conon
an accepted list
caricature
a verbal discription the purpose of which is ti exxagerate or distort for comic effect a person distinctive physical features
catharsis
a moral and spiratural cleanising you recive when watchign a protagonost over come great odds
collaquial
the use of slang or informalities in speech or writing not generealy accepted for formal writign
conceit
a fanciful expression dissimilar objects a conceit displayes intellectual cleverness as a result of the unusual comparison being made
connotation
The non-litteral associative meanign of a word the implied suggest meanign conotations may involve ideas emotions or attitudes
demotations
the strict literal dictionary of knife woudl be a utensil used to cut
diction
related to style diction refers to the writers word choice especially with regard to their correctness, clearness or effectivness
didactic
means teaching
dystopia
bad place a imagenery world wich was constructed to be perfect yet failed
elgiac
mournful over what has passed or been losr often used to describe tone
ellipsis
the mission of one or more words
epigram
a bried witty statement
euphmism
are a mroe agreeanle or less offensice substitution for generally unpleseant word or concepts
extended metaphore
a metaphore developed at great length accuring frequently in or trought a work
figurative language
writing or speech thst is not intended to carry litterla meaning
figure of speech
a device use to produce fiurative language
generic conversation
this term describes traditions fro each genre. these conversations hep to define each genre
genre
the major catogory into wich a literary work fits
hamartia
means a error