Lit Terms 56-81

56.Genre- a category or class of artistic endeavor having a particular form, technique, or content 57.Gothic Tale- a style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, violent or grotesque action, and a mood of decay
58.Hyperbole- an exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech or to prove a point
59.Imagery- figures of speech or vivid descriptions conveying images through any of the senses
60.Implication- a meaning or understanding that's to be arrive at by the reader but that is not fully and explicitly stated by the author
61.Incongruity- The deliberate joining of opposite or of elements that aren't appropriate to each other
62.Inference- a judgement or conclusion based on evidence presented; the forming of an opinion which possesses some degree of probability according to facts already available
63.Irony- a contrast between what's said and what's meant or what's expected to happen and what actually happens or what's thought to be happening and what's actually happening
64.Interior Monologue- a form of writing that represents inner thoughts of a character, recording of internal, emotional experiences of an individual
65.Inversion- words out of order for emphasis
66.Juxtaposition- the intentional placement of a word, phrase or sentences of paragraph to contrast with another
66.Lyric- a poem having musical form and quality; short outburst of the author's innermost thoughts and feelings
67.Magical Realism- a genre developed in Latin American which juxtaposes the everyday with the magical
68.Metaphor- an analogy that compares two different things imaginatively
69.Extended- a metaphor that's extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it
70.Controlling- a metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work
71.Mixed- a metaphor that ineffectively blends two or more analogies
72.Metonymy- literally name changing a device of figurative language in which the name of an attribute is substituted for the usual name of a thing
73.Mode of Discourse- argument, narration, description, and exposition
74.Modernism- literary movement characterized by stylistic experimentation, rejection of tradition, interest in symbolism and psychology
75.Monologue- an extended speech by a character in a play, short story, novel or narrative poem
76.Mood- the predominating atmosphere evoke by a literary piece
77.Motif- a recurring feature in a piece of literature
78.Myth- a story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to the mysteries of the world
79.Narrative- a story or description of events
80.Narrator- one who narrates or tells a story
81.Naturalism- an extreme form of realism