a character with a distinct identity created by an author to achieve a particular effect or to deliver a particular message which reflects the author's viewpoint.

a play based upon a dramatic plot developed sensationally; to type of drama related to tragedy but featuring sensational incidents.

a figure of speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of "like" or "as"

or, from, or relating to forces or being outside of the natural world.

although sometimes used to the broad sense of philosophical poetry, the term is usually applied to 17th-century poets; characterized by the use of conceits, metaphorical language, love,death and religion and complex imagery

substituting a word naming an object for another word closely related to it (EX: In a herd of 50 cattle, they might be referred to as 50 head of cattle, Head represents the herd.)

a small "world" that stands for a large one: In Lord of the Flies, the island is representative of the world's political realm.

a metaphor whose elements are either in congruent or contradictory by the use of incompatible identifications, such as the dog pulled in its horns or to take arms against a sea of trouble.

a written or oral composition presenting the discourse of the speaker only

a series of images that appear one after the other

a recurring concept or story element in literature

a fictional tale, originally with religious significance, that explains heroes, gods, nature and or natural phenomenon

speaker or persona, the one who tells the story

writing that demonstrates a deep interest in nature.

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Lit Terms #11

Term	Definition
mask	a character with a distinct identity created by an author to achieve a particular effect or to deliver a particular message which reflects the author's viewpoint.
melodrama	a play based upon a dramatic plot developed sensationally; to type of drama related to tragedy but featuring sensational incidents.
metaphor	a figure of speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of "like" or "as"
metaphysical	or, from, or relating to forces or being outside of the natural world.
metaphysical poetry	although sometimes used to the broad sense of philosophical poetry, the term is usually applied to 17th-century poets; characterized by the use of conceits, metaphorical language, love,death and religion and complex imagery
metonomy	substituting a word naming an object for another word closely related to it (EX: In a herd of 50 cattle, they might be referred to as 50 head of cattle, Head represents the herd.)
microcosm	a small "world" that stands for a large one: In Lord of the Flies, the island is representative of the world's political realm.
mixed metaphor	a metaphor whose elements are either in congruent or contradictory by the use of incompatible identifications, such as the dog pulled in its horns or to take arms against a sea of trouble.
monologue	a written or oral composition presenting the discourse of the speaker only
montage	a series of images that appear one after the other
motif	a recurring concept or story element in literature
myth	a fictional tale, originally with religious significance, that explains heroes, gods, nature and or natural phenomenon
narrative	a story
narrator	speaker or persona, the one who tells the story
naturalism	writing that demonstrates a deep interest in nature.

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