Literary Terms Review Part 2

the writer’s attitude toward the readers andtoward the subject. 

prose writing that presents and explains ideasor that tells about real people, places, etc

the regular pattern of rhyming words in a poemor stanza

the process of analyzing the metrical pattern ofa poem

the pattern or arrangement of words into acoherent thought

the repetition of sounds at the ends of words

a school of thinking where the barest minimum isused to accomplish a task

a group of lines in a poem, seen as a unit

the imaginary voice assumed by a writer. 

the conclusion of a story

a figure of speech in which one thing is spokenof as though it were something else

a post WWII movement in drama that emphasizedthe lack of meaning in human life

the use of  types of words, phrases, orliterary devices that are not common speech or prose.

a movement of the 20^th century, including symbolism, expressionism,and surrealism.

a series or group of sonnets written to oneperson or on one theme

the main character in a literary work

a story written in verse form

a long work of fiction with a complicated plot, manycharacters, a significant theme, etc

the time and place of the action in a literarywork

a 14-line lyric poem with a single theme. Two types :Italian and Shakespearean

a long, formal lyric poem with a serioustheme. 

anything that stands for or represents somethingelse

one that has been so overused that its originalimpact has been lost

both the generic term for any  poetry, and a unit of poetry 

one of the three major types, or genres, ofliterature

a comparison of two dissimilar things using thewords like or as

the ordinary form of written language. 

a. writer’s typical way of writing, including formality, use of figurativelanguage, etc.

the feeling created in the reader by a literarywork or passage. 

the sequence of events in a literary work

the perspective, or vantage point, from which astory is told

fiction that draws imaginatively on scientificknowledge for its setting, plot, characters, etc

occurs when two metaphors are jumbledtogether. 

the central idea, concern or purpose of aliterary work

refers tothe placing of magical or supernatural elements into an otherwise realistic setting

the works of such 17^th centuryEnglish poets as John Donne, Andrew Marvell, and Henry Vaughan. 

a feeling of growing curiosity or anxiousuncertainty about the outcome  in a literary work

In writing, a metaphor drawn from the spoken, encompassingthe writer’s tone, style, and manner

a poetic stanza consisting of four lines

the rhythmical pattern of a poem. The number and types of stresses, or beats,in each line

a type of figurative language in which anonhuman subject is given human characteristics