Literary Terms

Prose Prose is a type of literature that is written expression without a formal pattern of verse or meter (as opposed to...

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http://www.goshen.edu/english/ervinb/BekaLamb.htm. this goes in depth

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The usual categories of fiction (called genres) include the following: Adventure - stories where there is an element of danger...

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This is a fascinating topic that needs research. A place to start is with the writings of Rudolf Arnheim. His books are on the...

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it is the beginning of a book Answer it is the beginning of a book Answer 3 It's like an introduction. I'm working on a...

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im a HACKER MUAHHHH!!

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A fable, or folktale

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Many believe the climax is the most intense or interesting part of the story. This is a common mistake as the climax is when the...

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the difference is that historical fiction is a non real person or thing in a real life setting, history is what actually happened...

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Sensory images are images created in your head from a very detailed description of something, often using more than one of the...

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It is when deconstructing literature becomes so diverse that it is coined "lexical impossibility". Answer It is when...

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"Frontlist" means a book that has just been published. It usually refers to a title that is less than one year old. "Backlist"...

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A theme is the universal message about life (What you learn in life) or a lesson in life WRONG! I believe what is written above...

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Snapshot Storytelling Flash fiction is simply very short fiction. However that oversimplifies things. How short is "short?"...

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Definition from me: For very young schoolchildren, writing means constructing at least 4 or 5 logically related sentences...

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They exist. You will be able to find them in any story, if you look hard enough. Some gaps are bigger than others. If used very...

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Heroic Flaw is the term used to describe the dramatic concept that heroic or tragic characters in literature can make mistakes;...

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Indent sale means e.g. that a merchant acts as an agent/distributor for the producer, which remunerates him with a commission. In...

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the climax of a story is the highest of most intense point in the development or resolution of a story. for an example sokia went...

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here's a partial answer: A Turtleback book is a pre-bound book which gives you library bound strength at a softcover price....

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Text is something written. Discourse is conversation (written or spoken).

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ANSWER Poetic justice is an outcome in which vice is punished and virtue is rewarded, usually in a way that is peculiarly or...

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Most prose is non-literary, for example scholarly and scientific books, papers and articles. Guidebooks, manuals, laws and most...

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the series of events in a story

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In literal language the words mean exactly what they say in the plainest and most obvious sense. For example, literally I'll be...

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love story in verse

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If you accentuate something, you emphasize it. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/accentuation

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A book manuscript can be any stage of a book. Some authors create an outline and start filling it in. In most cases a 'finished...

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The colonist started an insurrection against their British Empire in 1812

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Foreshadowing is hinting at events to come in the story. Used well it can increase tension and suspense; used poorly it does the...

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This question will never be publically answered. Don't try.

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Inner conflict is a private war within oneself.  It could be anything from deciding between two job offers, to deciding many...

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A bibliography is a list of books, compiled for various reasons. Commonly : a list of all books written by one author. a list...

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In a figurative sense a tragedy is any event with a sad and unfortunate outcome

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Repetition is something happening again and again and again Repetition is something happening again and again and...

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A tall tale is a story that is greatly exaggerated over time. Another answer: It's a tale that is very hard to believe. My...

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Verse Typically, the section of music that introduces a new set of lyrics with each statement of the verse melody. In popular...

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It is French word meaning 'rebirth.' It is a period in art in which lots of changes happened. "The Renaissance" refers to...

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Simply put, supporting details are anything you can add to your story that can make your case sound a bit more believable.

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A bibliography is a list of books, either of what a person has written, or a list of books used in the preparation of a piece of...

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A metaphor is an example, or different way of explaining a concept, to better understand an the concept or idea. A symbol is...

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Deus ex machina / Dea ex machina - literal "god / godess out of a machine". An artificial, or improbable character, device, or...

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He went through girlfriends like a cop goes through doughnuts. A blanket of snow instead of a layer of snow A coat of paint...

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True. But they say after dark because it is after it has first gotten dark. While 'after light' would be appropriate in terms...

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Denotationis the literal meaning of the word, the dictionary definition opposite of connotation

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Although it is technically just a way to name an edition of a book, "Publisher's Edition" might imply that the book contains...

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it is being able to create something without help from nothing, something beautiful from something ugly even turning a dump of ...

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You see rhyme patterns in poetry a lot.  Depending on the form, certain lines will rhyme with each other.  In the...

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Writing that sounds poetic, as in the lyrics to a song.

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A sympathetic character is one that we, as readers, sympathize with... usually one that we recognize as being human and having...

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allegory, allusion, metaphor, personification, alliteration, irony, imagery, characterization, simile, paradox, oxymoron, motif,...

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'Creative Critisism' is the combination of 'creative' and 'critisism', which means that 'creative critisism' could only mean a...

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The sky is blue because it is a reflection. Answer The sky is blue because that's how God tells you where to stop cutting the...

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Well, they relate to each other in how they effect each other and how they are parts of each other. If a character is outside of...

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A tittle The dot over the letter i is called tittle.

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The proper terms these days are : Naturist Resort Naturist Club (either one that is located somewhere or that has meetings in...

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Observation is what you see; interpretation is how you see it. Example, you see an object (observation) and you describe what it...

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Example of Allusion An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work or work of art. For...

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Transition is just another word for change. Transistion usually involves some sort of change of scenery (moving), or of jobs...

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The study of the nature, structure, and variation of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics,...

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Macbeth Barb Wise Jeff Holm A man who is a successful stockbroker, gambles one too many times, and loses everything he had

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Setting-- Where the story takes place, usually every scene has a change of setting. Character-- Description of the character and...

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The slave narrative is a literary form which grew out of the experience of enslaved Africans in Britain and the New World. Some...

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exposition.

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The structure and relationship of actions and events in a work of fiction. In order for a plot to begin, some sort of catalyst is...

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When an author states exactly how a character is, as compared with indirect characterization, where he or she makes the reader...

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cheeseheads save! A speech usually in a verse, delivered by one of the actors after the conclusion of a play.

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The literary canon is the more or less agreed list of the works and authors that constitute 'serious', worthwhile literature in a...

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A brief narrative that reveals a fictional character's traits or personality. try reading this:...

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A Map Of A Story's Structure, Example. The Plot And Series Of Events Surrounding The Main Character(s) A plot Diagram is iWhen...

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It usually means that the line is indented... meaning, simply, that it is moved to the right. This line is indented, for...

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The theme helps you with the important events and what the story is about.

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man vs. man man vs. society man vs. himself/herself <---((Edit: This is internal)) man vs. circumstance man vs. nature man...

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contraction CO NTRACTION is a shortened word, e.g. cannot= can't. It can also mean a spasmodic movement, such as a...

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Lieka Sevilla It answers the five Ws and one H. The story is presented using the inverted pyramid form where the most important...

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By definition a narrator tells the story, this doesn't preclude them from being involved in the story, but generally their...

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Yes.

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The term "dress to the nines" comes from England when sailing ships were used. As the ship would come into the harbor all sails...

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To be dreaming

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a thematic statement is the theme of the story, or writing.

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fiction, personal essay , nonfiction,

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Transitional words and phrases signal connections between ideas so that readers can follow the flow of an exposition or an...

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The 'Initial'

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Two or more stories that take place simultaneously that are told in one. Some examples are the films Sliding Doors and Run Lola...

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The double dot over the letter "u" is called an "umlaut" in the German language. The dot over the "i" and "j" is called the...

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Coflict is a struggle between two opposite sides. Conflict is a problem in a book

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No. A syllabus is an outline or summary of the main points of a text, lecture, or course of study.

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Paralinguistics is the study of non-verbal language such as body language, stance, tone of voice, etc.

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A dynamic character is one that changes in the course of the plot, unlike a static character that remains unchanged.

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The passive voice omits the doer of the action. Active voice. The English defeated the French Passive voice. The French were...

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When a story goes from good to bad, as compared with bad to good as in a comedy.

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Octet, octave, ottava all mean 8-line verse or stanza (section of a larger poem). There are also specific types of verse, such as...

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Reflexive writing is a learning and/or research technique, in which the author combines their own personal experience with...

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Third-person means that the story is told without using personal pronouns; "Adam looked at Eve and said, 'Eve, you are smokin'...

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Words that sound the same but don't exactly rhyme, such as Lover and brother. Or, Fish and promise, won and done, gone and from.

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Appositives are a group of words or a word that describes and/or relates to another noun in the sentence. Dictionary definition:...

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This is a book that takes place before one that's already written.

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They're used most commonly by playwrights, and are less common nowadays than in Renaissance drama. For good examples - look at...

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1) Exposition/Introduction: This part introduces the characters and their personalities. 2) Rising Action: This part helps...

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Foreshadowing Foreshadowing means an author drops subtle hints about plot developments to come later in his/her story. It's a...

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