LITERATURA

allegory

simply, a narrative that has a symbolic meaning.

alliteration

it is when a text has three or more succeeding words that start with the same sound.

ambiguity

it means double meaning, in both poetry and prose.

blank verse

it is when a poem (of a certain metric pattern) has no end rhymes

the character

it is a literary genre; it is a short, and usually witty, sketch in prose of a distinctive type of person.

a character

it is the person(s) in a narrative or a play. They can be described directly (through the narrator) or indirectly (through the eyes of other characters.

a verbal cliché

is a fixed and often used expression.

a structural clichè

it is a common and predictable element of a narrative. It can be either a character or a turn of the plot.

comedy

a comedy is a play or a film that puts the audience in a good and safe mood.

connotation

is a suggestion made by the use of a particular word in a literary piece, poem, or speech.

epic

An epic is a long, often book-length, narrative in verse form that retells the heroic journey of a single person or a group of persons.

epiphany

epiphany in Greek means “manifestation of God.” In literature it means a sudden and often spiritual awakening, like when a character suddenly sees with clarity the way out of a predicament or a dilemma.

essay

a composition about a topic, often arguing a certain thesis or stating a point of view.

foreshadow

place hints or bits of information that will lead the reader to an anticipation of the outcome of the narrative.

free verse

is an open form of poetry, which in its modern form arose through the French vers libre form. It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech.

gothic

in literature the word is used about the type of novels of the late 18th century, containing eerie ingredients like ghosts in derelict castles with dark hallways and hidden doors. Other elements would include violent action, occultism and sorcery.

humanism

is a devotion to the humanities or literary culture.

hyperbole

It's an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.

imagery

is a common term in modern literary theory; it describes poetry that is rich with suggestive images and associations. That is the sensory and figurative language used in poetry.

irony

it means to say the opposite of what one really means.

melodrama

in literature the term will denote a plot which is a bit over the top when it comes to effects. The plot will often be sentimental and not strictly credible, and the characters are more exaggerated “types” than believable persons.

metaphor

it is a figure of speech where two or more elements of a different nature are compared with each other, but without “like” or “as”.

simile

If the comparison includes “like” or “as”

meter

it is a collective term for the rhythmic pattern of a poem.

motif

it is a recurring element in a literary text. It may be an incident or a phrase that occurs in different situations and settings through the text.

narrator

is the one that relates the story, and whose information unfolds the plot.

omniscient

it means “to know it all,” and is used about a narrator who is everywhere in the story and can reveal the thoughts of all the characters.

paradox

it is a phrase or statement which seems self-contradictory, but turns out to have a valid meaning after all. It is a statement which seems on its face to be absurd, yet turns out to be interpretable in a way that makes good sense.

pathos

It's the emotion the speaker/writer hopes to induce in the audience.

protagonist

it is the main character of a narrative.

denotation

The literal meaning of a word

“Stream of consciousness”

it was a term which was introduced during modernism, and means that the narrative is based on what goes on in the mind of a protagonist.

symbol

it is an object, expression or event that represents an idea beyond itself.

tragedy

in this an innocent protagonist will be involved in escalating circumstances with a fatal result. The tragic development is either caused by a flaw in the character’s personality or by events that evolve beyond his control.

narrative

it is the story itself, it is the telling of related events in a cohesive format that centers around a central theme or idea.