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Literary Terms. Abrams dedicated a summer to the task and produced a 105-page volume, stapled in the middle, which included over 100 new terms, including some that had gained in prominence in literary study in recent years: style, tension, humanism, ambiguity, and the new criticism.
Reading and Literature – A Glossary of Literary Terms 1 A GLOSSARY OF LITERARY TERMS LITERARY DEVICES Alliteration: The repetition of initial consonant sounds used especially in poetry to emphasize and link words as well as to create pleasing, musical sounds. Example—the fair breeze blew, the white foam flew. Allusion: A reference to a well ...
Antony Brewer – The Lovesick King. Lodowick Carlell – The Passionate Lovers, Parts 1 and 2. Robert Daborne – The Poor Man's Comfort. Robert Davenport – King John and Matilda. Thomas Heywood and William Rowley – Fortune by Land and Sea. Philip Massinger – Three New Plays, a collection that included The Guardian, The Bashful Lover ...
Glossary of Literary Terms When writing a literary analysis or a poetic explication, the student’s job is to ask how the writer says what he or she is saying and why. Examining the how and why is analysis and the process involves reading closely to see which ‘tools’ the writer has purposely employed to develop a specific effect or meaning.
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The quality of a pleasant or harmonious sound of a word or group of words for an intended effect. Often achieved through long vowels and some consonants, such as “sh.” (i.e. ripple) 11. inversion. A switch in the normal word order, often used for emphasis or rhyme scheme. (i.e.
The Routledge dictionary of literary terms / [edited by] Peter Childs and Roger Fowler. p. cm. ‘Based on A Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms, edited by Roger Fowler.’ Rev. ed. of: A dictionary of modern critical terms. Rev. and enl. ed. 1987. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Literature – Terminology. 2. English language – Terms and
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emerges from a literary work’s treatment of its subject-matter; or a topic recurring in a number or literary works” (Baldick 258). Themes in literature tend to differ depending on author, time period, genre, style, purpose, etc. Tone: A way of communicating information (in writing, images, or sound) that conveys an attitude.
