Literature

LITERATURE

ALLEGORY (N) a style that uses fictional characters and events to describe something; use of extended metaphors as a device for teaching a lesson

ALLUSION (N) reference in a literary Work to an identifiable person, event, place or passage

ANTHOLOGY (N) a collection selections from the writing of one or more authors

APOCRYPHAL (ADJ) of unknown authorship or doubtful integrity

DENOUEMENT (N) the final unfolding of a plot; the final resolution or outcome following the climax

DOGGEREL (N) poetic verse of generally poor quality- verse characterised by a crude, rough or irregular styie

ELEGY (N) poem (or song) of mourning; a lament

EPIC (N) a long narrative poem about a hero's deeds; very imposing or impressive

EUPHEMISM (N) a pleasant or complimentary word or phrase used instead of one that is harsh or derogatory

FIGURATIVE (ADJ) words and phrases used not with their basic meaning but a more imaginative meaning

LIMERICK (N) a somewhat humorous poem of 5 lines in which the first, second and fifth lines rhyme and the third and fourth lines which are shorter than the other three, form a rhymed couplet

METAPHOR (N) a comparison between two unlike things that is not so apparent, yet very suggestive and forceful, as in "she has a heart of stone"

MOTIF (N) a dominant idea of central theme; a design that consists of recurring shapes or colours

PASTICHE (N) a literary, artistic, musical or architectural work that is a stylistic imitation of a previous work; a literary, artistic or musical work made up of selections from different works

PSEUDONYM (N) a fictitious name used by an author

SATIRE (N) a literary form employing irony, ridicule and sarcasm

SIMILE (N) a comparison of two unlike things using `like' or 'as'.

SCHOLTAST (N) an ancient commentator or annotator of classic texts

TREATISE (N) a comprehensive and systematic literary examination of a particular subject

VIGNETTE (N) a short piece of writing, music or acting; small illustrative sketch; a photograph with edges that shade off gradually