A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind
What is stream of consciousness
100
The organization of language into meaningful structure; every sentence has a particular syntax, or pattern of words
What is syntax
100
The generic name for a figure of speech such as image, symbol, simile, and metaphor
What is trope
100
A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines and a prescribes pattern of rhymes.
What is villanelle
100
A story in which the narrative or character carry an underlying symbolic, metaphorical, or possibly an ethical menaing
What is allegory
200
The manner in which an author uses and arranges words,shapes, ideas, forms sentences, and creates a structure to convey ideas
What is style
200
The main idea or meaning, often an abstract idea upon which a work of literature is built
What is theme
200
A discrepancy between the true meaning of a situation and the literal meaning of the written or spoken words
What is verbal irony
200
The real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker.
What is voice
200
The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
What is alliteration
300
A subordinate or minor collection of events in a novel or play, usually connected to the main plot
What is subplot
300
A character whose name appears in the title of the novel or play; also known as the eponymous character
What is title character
300
A synonym for poetry. Also a group of lines in a song or poem; also a single line of poetry
What is verse
300
The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene
What is wit
300
A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
What is allusion
400
The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning of a work of literature
What is subtext
400
The author's attitude toward the subject being written about.
What is tone
400
Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is.
What is verisimilitude
400
An abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research
What is abstract
400
A vagueness of meaning; a conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings of an idea.
What is allusion
500
The use of one object to evoke ideas and association not literally part of the original object.
What is symbolism
500
A form of literature in which the hero is destroyed by some character flaw and a set of forces that cause the hero considerable anguish
What is tragedy
500
The structural form of a line of verse as revealed by the number of feet it contains
What is versification
500
A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language.
What is adage
500
A person, scene, event, or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set