Lit Terms #4

interior monologue: a form of writing which represents the inner thoughts of a character; the recording of the internal, emotional experience(s) of an individual; generally the reader is given the impression of overhearing the the interior monologue

inversion: words out of order for emphasis

juxtaposition: the intentional placement of a word, phrase, sentences of a paragraph to contrast with another nearby

lyric: a poem having musical form and quality; short outburst of the author's innermost thoughts and feelings

magic(al) realism: a genre developed in Latin America which juxtaposes the everyday with marvelous or magical

metaphor *(extended, controlling, & mixed): an analogy that compare two different things imaginatively

-Extended: a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it

-Controlling: a metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work

-Mixed: a metaphor that ineffectively blends two or more analogies

metonymy: literally "name changing" a device of figurative language in which the name of an attribute or associated thing is substituted for the unusual name of a thing

Mode of Discourse: argument (persuasion), narration, description, and exposition

modernism: literary movement characterized by stylistic experimentation, rejection of tradition, interest in symbolism and psychology

monologue: an extended speech by a character in a play, short story, novel, or narrative poem

mood: the predominating atmosphere evoked by a literary piece

motif: a recurring feature (name, image, or phrase) in a piece of literature

myth: a story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to mysteries of the world

narrative: a story or description of events

narrator: one who narrates, or tells, a story

naturalism: extreme form of realism

novelette/novella: shorty story; short prose narrative ,often satirical

omniscient point of view: knowing of all things, usually the third person

onomatopoeia: use of the word whose sound in some degree imitates or suggests its meaning

oxymoron: a figure of speech in which two contradicting words or phrases are combine to produce a rhetorical effect  by means of a concise paradox

pacing: rate of movement, tempo

parable: a story designed to convey some religious principle, moral lesson, or general truth

paradox: a statement apparently self-contradictory or absurd but really containing a possible truth; an opinion contrary to generally accepted ideas