A story in which action- usually physical action- provides primary interest.

The use of a word or phrase in such a way as to give it two or more competing meanings, each valid in the immediate context.

A novel that traces the initiation, development, and education of a young person.

A piece of literature that by common agreement of readers and critics has come to be regarded as a major work.

A trite, worn-out expression that has lost its original vitality and freshness.

The description, analysis, interpretation, or evaluation of a literary work of art.

A detailed word-by-word and line-by-line attempt to explain the entire meaning of a literary work.

A character who provides a direct contrast to another character.

A form, class, or type of literary work - for example, short story, novel, poem, play or essay; often used to denote such literary subclassifications as the detective story, the gothic novel, the western story.

emphasizes explication, or "close reading" of the work itself. The determination as to how a piece words can be found through close focus and analysis rather than biographical and sociological background details.

A form of verbal irony delivered in a bitter manner to belittle its subject.

A type of writing that holds up persons, ideas, or things to varying degrees or amusement, ridicule, or contempt, in order, presumably, to improve, correct, or bring about some desirable change.

The overall pattern or design of a literary work.

The assertion (or claim) that unifies and controls the entire work.

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Fiction terms C list

Fiction terms - C list

Question	Answer
Adventure story	A story in which action- usually physical action- provides primary interest.
Ambiguity	The use of a word or phrase in such a way as to give it two or more competing meanings, each valid in the immediate context.
Bildunsroman	A novel that traces the initiation, development, and education of a young person.
Classic	A piece of literature that by common agreement of readers and critics has come to be regarded as a major work.
Cliché	A trite, worn-out expression that has lost its original vitality and freshness.
Criticism	The description, analysis, interpretation, or evaluation of a literary work of art.
Explication	A detailed word-by-word and line-by-line attempt to explain the entire meaning of a literary work.
Foil	A character who provides a direct contrast to another character.
Genre	A form, class, or type of literary work - for example, short story, novel, poem, play or essay; often used to denote such literary subclassifications as the detective story, the gothic novel, the western story.
New Criticism	emphasizes explication, or "close reading" of the work itself. The determination as to how a piece words can be found through close focus and analysis rather than biographical and sociological background details.
Sarcasm	A form of verbal irony delivered in a bitter manner to belittle its subject.
Satire	A type of writing that holds up persons, ideas, or things to varying degrees or amusement, ridicule, or contempt, in order, presumably, to improve, correct, or bring about some desirable change.
Structure	The overall pattern or design of a literary work.
Thesis	The assertion (or claim) that unifies and controls the entire work.

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