Lit Terms

The complete list of literary terms with definitions lies HERE or HERE
Here's the end of the literary terms: List 6

simile- comparing 2 things with specific words
soliloquy- extended speech delivered by a character alone on stage
spiritual- folk song, usually religious
speaker- narrator
stereotype- cliche, simplified, standardized conception with a special meaning and appeal for members of a group; formula story
stream of consciousness- style of writing that attempts to imitate the natural flow of a chacter's thoughts, feelings, reflections, memories and mental images as they're experienced
structure-planned framework of a lit selection; apparent organization
style- manner of putting thoughts into words; characteristic way of writing or speaking
subordination-couching of less important ideas in less important structures of language
surrealism- style in lit and painting that stresses the subconscious or the nonrational aspects of man's existence characterized by the juxtaposition of the bizarre and banal
suspension of disbelief- suspend not believing in order to enjoy it
symbol-something which stands for something else
synesthesia- the use of one sense to covey the experience of another sense
synecdoche- another form of the name changing, in which part stands for the whole
syntax- arrangement and grammatical relations of words in a sentence
theme- the main idea of a story, its message
thesis- a proposition for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or disproved; the main idea
tone- the devices used to create the mood and atmosphere of a literary work; the author's perceived POV
tongue in cheek- a type of humor in which the author feigns seriousness; aka dry or deadpan
tragedy- in literature:any composition with a somber theme carried to a disastrous conclusion; a fatal event; protagonist usually heroic but tragically (fatally) flawed
understatement- opposite of hyperbole; saying less than you mean for emphasis
vernacular- everyday speech
voice- the textual features, such as diction and sentence structures, that convey a writer's or speaker's persona
zeitgeist- the feeling of a particular era in history