Glossary
Glossary
A glossary of literary terms — from metaphor to free verse.
Literature01Versification
Rhythm, metre, rhyme and the stanza.
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Literature02Tropes & Figures
Metaphor, metonymy and rhetorical figures.
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Literature03Stylistics
Language, register and stylistic devices.
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Literature04Genres & Forms
Novel, novella, sonnet — genres and folk forms.
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Literature05Movements
Baroque, romanticism, modernism, avant-garde.
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Literature06Composition
Plot, fabula, conflict and structure.
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Literature07Character & Image
Hero, character, lyric subject, archetype.
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Literature08Theory & Criticism
Literary theory, criticism and book culture.
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Composition
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Idea
The idea of a work is its main thought, generalizing conclusion, and the author's comprehension and assessment of the depicted phenomena —…
Motif
A motif is the smallest, stable semantic component of a literary work — a recurring image, a theme-situation, or an element of content that…
Pathos
Pathos is the leading emotional tone, the inspiration, the impassioned feeling that permeates a literary work and expresses the author's at…
Problematics
Problematics is the totality of the problems raised in a literary work — the range of questions of a social, moral, philosophical, psycholo…
Theme
The theme is the range of life phenomena, events, and problems placed at the basis of a literary work and made the object of the author's d…
