Poetry
Theory
Genre
Character
Plot
100

When the poem speaks directly to the audience using "You" or names an audience

Addressee

100

According to Tatum's theory, who has power and who does not?

Dominant and Subordinate, also accept Oppressed and Oppressor

100

A novel that memorializes a rite of passage in a youth 

Bildungsroman

100

The bad character and the good character in a story

Antagonist and Protagonist
100

Little easter eggs that indicate to the reader what may come in the future

Foreshadowing

200

A reference to an existing well-known figure, event, or place

Allusion

200
What theory describes the experience of oppressed people after colonialism

Post colonialism

200

When there are unrealistic aspects embedded in a very realistic story

Magical Realism
200

Specific dialogue, personality, or features that authors attribute to a character

Characterization

200

A type of story cycle that is generic and includes a very typical journey

Hero's Journey

300

When two distinctly opposite images are placed against one another

Juxtaposition

300

What is the concept of empty land called?

Terra Nullius

300

A story that when told connects to related theme metaphorically. 

Anecdote

300

A very typical example of a person/character

archetype

300

A story that is told within the story to develop meaning

Allegory

400

An intentional line break

Caesura

400

What is the literary theory of studying texts that attempt to be historical?

Historiographic Metafiction

400

What are three major literary features of graphic novel?

Graphic weight, Bleed, Emanata, Frame, Splash Panel, Gutter

400

A protagonist who is perfect in every way but one which causes their downfall

Tragic Hero

400

Something that doesn't quite fit the timeline that the story is set in

Anachronism

500

A distinct shift in the poem that indicates a theme shift

Volta


500

What is the theory where patriarchal structures are examined as oppressive?

Feminist Criticism

500

What are three main literary features of play/script?

Dialogue, Setting, Stage Direction

500

A group of characters who summarize or comment on the main action of a play with song, dance, and recitation without affecting the plot

Chorus

500

When the audience knows something the character does not

Dramatic Irony

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