All definitions are from the lit terms pdf (which I actually still have on my computer from the summer before English 3).
| 01) | interior monologue | def: | 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 interior monologue |
| ex: | Wow. So vocab. Such example. Very literary, much Advanced Placement. | ||
| 30) | inversion | def: | words out of order for emphasis [or to fit meter] |
| ex: | Shakespeare does this a lot to fit iambic pentameter/to make sure the right words are emphasized; for example, "But soft! what light through yonder window breaks?" vs. "But soft! what light breaks through yonder window?" The second sentence's word order makes more sense, but in the first sentence the stresses are placed correctly. So, when inversion is used this way, it's basically sacrificing word order for correct stress/meter. | ||
| 03) | juxtaposition | def: | the intentional placement of a word, phrase, sentences of paragraph to contrast with another nearby |
| ex: | Act I, Scene 5: "If I profane with my unworthiest hand this holy shrine..." Romeo juxtaposes words like "profane" and "unworthy" referring to himself with the words "holy shrine" referring to Juliet in order to show great deference to her/compliment her. | ||
| 04) | lyric | def: | a poem having musical form and quality; a short outburst of the author's innermost thoughts and feelings |
| ex: | how about the same scene as the above example! Blank verse isn't good enough for their love, R & J rhyme with themselves AND EACH OTHER! So romantic!! | ||
| 05) | magic(al) realism | def: | a genre developed in Latin America which juxtaposes the everyday with the marvelous or magical |
| ex: | Bless Me, Ultima | ||
| 06) | metaphor | def: | an analogy that directly compares two different things imaginatively |
| ex: | R & J Act I Scene 5 again, Romeo = a pilgrim, Juliet = a shrine | ||
| 07) | extended metaphor | def: | a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it |
| ex: | yeah... Romeo and Juliet kind of go crazy with their pilgrim/shrine metaphor thing.... (getting my mileage out of this scene huh?) | ||
| 08) | controlling metaphor | def: | a metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work |
| ex: | how about the room = hell in No Exit | ||
| 09) | metonymy | def: | literally "name changing" a device of figurative language in which the name of an attribute or associated thing is substituted for the usual name of a thing |
| ex: | "White House" = "federal government" | ||
| 10) | mode of discourse | def: | argument (persuasion), narration, description, and exposition |
| ex: | ? | ||
| 11) | modernism | def: | literary movement characterized by stylistic experimentation, rejection of tradition, interest in symbolism and psychology |
| ex: | JAMES JOYCE | ||
| 12) | monologue | def: | an extended speech by a character in a play, short story, novel, or narrative poem |
| ex: | really? you're asking me for an example of a monologue? I can spit like 5 different Shakespeare soliloquies on command, try me | ||
| 13) | mood | def: | the predominating atmosphere evoked by a literary piece |
| ex: | R & J has a sad/tragic mood, because (a) the chorus TELLS YOU they die at the very beginning, and (b) probably a good fifty percent of the lines are someone whining about something | ||
| 14) | motif | def: | a recurring feature (name, image, or phrase) in a piece of literature |
| ex: | Romeo & Juliet: death | ||
| 15) | myth | def: | a story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to the mysteries of the world |
| ex: | Pandora's Box | ||
| 16) | narrative | def: | a story or description of events |
| ex: | this is one of those things where there are so many examples you can't even give one | ||
| 17) | narrator | def: | one who narrates, or tells, a story |
| ex: | in Romeo & Juliet, the Chorus is sort of a narrator, and Benvolio pitches in sometimes | ||
| 18) | naturalism | def: | extreme form of realism |
| ex: | Call of the Wild | ||
| 19) | novlette/novella | def: | short story; short prose narrative, often satirical |
| ex: | Our Twisted Hero (from Mrs. Byrne's class) | ||
| 20) | omniscient | def: | knowing all things, usually the third person |
| ex: | if a narrative includes the inner thoughts of more than one character, it's third person omniscient point of view (as opposed to third person limited or first person) | ||
| 21) | onomatopoeia | def: | use of a word whose sound in some degree imitates or suggests its meaning |
| ex: | POW! | ||
| 22) | oxymoron | def: | a figure of speech in which two contradicting words or phrases are combined to produce a rhetorical effect by means of a concise paradox |
| ex: | jumbo shrimp | ||
| 23) | pacing | def: | rate of movement; tempo |
| ex: | novels remade into movies often suffer from overly rapid pacing (cough The Golden Compass cough) | ||
| 24) | parable | def: | a story designed to convey some religious principle, moral lesson, or general truth |
| ex: | The Tortoise and the Hare | ||
| 25) | paradox | def: | a statement apparently self-contradictory or absurd but really containing a possible truth; an opinion contrary to generally accepted ideas |
| ex: | I was actually just thinking about paradox earlier today in reference to artificial sweeteners. The goal is to find some molecule that looks like sugar to the sweet receptors on your tongue (so it tastes sweet) but not to your intestines (so it isn't digested/you can't get the potential energy out of the molecule's bonds). That's a paradox (which is why no perfect artificial sweetener has been found). |
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