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Lit Terms #18

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tragicomedy plays that fall in the middle of the tragic/comedy spectrum. Focus on both high and low characters and situations, bring a potentially tragic plot to a tragic resolution.
novel of incident the main focus is on the course and outcome of events in the plot.
novel of character primary interest is in the protagonist's thoughts, feelings and motives and in the way the character's develops
realistic novel depicts a fictional world that closely resembles the events, social interactions, settings, motivations and feelings encountered by everyday life.
romance focuses on characters that are less three-dimensional and more likely to be depicted as either heroic or villainous
Bildungsroman depicts the intellectual and emotional development of a protagonist that childhood and adulthood
epistolary novel comprised of a series of letters between characters
antinovel a work that derives its effects from shying away from standard features such as coherent plot, established setting, and character development
metafiction incorporates the process by which the author creates the work and the ways that reader responds to it into the work
novella falls between the novel and the short story in both length and complexity
direct satire a first person narrator addresses a specific audience whom he expects will sympathize with the views expressed
indirect satire not cast in the form of direct address to the audience; rather it is implied by simply representing their thoughts, words and actions
personification an abstract concept, animal or inanimate object is treated as though it were alive or had human attributes
pathetic fallacy special type of personification; inanimate aspects of nature (landscape or weather) are represent as having human qualities.
metonymy substitutes the name of an entity with something else that is closely associated with the (the "throne" fro the "king")
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