Weeks One & Two
A false idea; mistaken belief; myth
Fallacy
Attractive or appealing in appearance or character
Winsome
Perceptible by touch; capable of being touched or felt
Tangible
Concerned with only the obvious or apparent; shallow
Superficial
A person who has very strong opinions about something, and tries to make other people have them too; fan; supporter; fanatic
Zealot
Having a soothing or melodious sound
Dulcet
Present and capable of emerging, but not yet present
Latent
Someone or something that has little or no activity or movement
Stagnant
Sullen, gloomy, or moody
Morose
The purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions; closure; a cleansing or purging experience
Catharsis
Lacking enthusiasm; dutiful; obligatory
Perfunctory
Foolishly impractical; especially in the pursuit of ideals
Quixotic
The extent to which a literary text is believable
Verisimilitude
Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage; shrewd; quick-witted; perceptive
Astute
Appearing or claiming to be one thing when it is really something else; supposed; perceived; apparent; assumed
Ostensible
Long narrative poems that tell of the adventures of heroes who in some way embody the values of their civilization
Epic
A character who directly contrasts the traits or qualities of another character (often the main character)
Foil
A rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect.
Chiasmus
A novel that deals with the formative years of the main character - in particular, his or her psychological development and moral education
Bildungsroman
A sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal, a change in circumstances, especially in a literary work
Peripeteia
Apostrophe
Something that is considered to be a perfect or typical example of a particular kind of person or thing; a pattern in literature found in a variety of works from different cultures and time periods
Archetype
A work (such as a movie or play) characterized by extravagant theatricality and by the predominance of plot and physical action over characterization; appeals to the audiences´ emotions
Melodrama
A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth; example: “out of sight out of mind"
Adage
The fact of knowing something before it takes place; foreknowledge
Prescience