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| 6681741982 | caricature | a picture, description, or imitation of a person or thing in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect. | 0 | |
| 6681741983 | direct character | the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives, phrases, or epithets. Compare indirect characterization. | 1 | |
| 6681741984 | indirect character | the process by which the writer shows the character's personality through speech, actions and appearance. | 2 | |
| 6681741985 | dynamic character | a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude | 3 | |
| 6681741986 | foil | character who contrasts with another character —usually the protagonist— in order to highlight particular qualities of the other character | 4 | |
| 6681741987 | persona | the mask of an actor, and is therefore etymologically linked to the dramatis personae which refers to the list of characters and cast in a play or a drama. It is also known as a theatrical mask. | 5 | |
| 6681741988 | protagonist | is the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story. sometimes called a "hero" by the audience or readers. | 6 | |
| 6681741989 | static character | a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop. | 7 | |
| 6681741990 | stereotype | is a character, with generalized traits (characteristics that make the character a group representative rather than an individual). | 8 | |
| 6681741991 | stock character | a literary or dramatic character who represents the view of the masss. represent a whole society | 9 | |
| 6681741992 | atmosphere | refers to the feeling, emotion, or mood a writer conveys to a reader through the description of setting and objects. main emotion attached to the work | 10 | |
| 6681741993 | mood | a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. Usually referred to as the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional situation that surrounds the readers. | 11 | |
| 6681741994 | setting | a piece of literature is the time and place in which the story takes place. can also include social statuses, weather, historical period, and details about immediate surroundings. Settings can be real or fictional, or a combination of both real and fictional elements. | 12 | |
| 6681741995 | stream of consciousness | In literature, stream of consciousness is a method of narration that describes in words the flow of thoughts in the minds of the characters | 13 | |
| 6681741996 | ambiguity | words or statements lead to vagueness and confusion, and shape the basis for instances of unintentional humor. | 14 | |
| 6681741997 | cliche | refers to an expression that has been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning or novelty. may also refer to actions and events which are predictable because of some previous events. | 15 | |
| 6681741998 | connotation | refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly. Words carry cultural and emotional associations or meanings in addition to their literal meanings | 16 | |
| 6681741999 | denotation | generally defined as literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its connotative or associated meanings. Let us try to understand this term with the help of an example. | 17 | |
| 6681742000 | dialect | The language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people. The term involves the spelling, sounds, grammar and pronunciation used by a particular group of people and it distinguishes them from other people around them. | 18 | |
| 6681742001 | euphemism | refers to polite, indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant. | 19 | |
| 6681742002 | aside | when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by the other actors on the stage. Asides are useful for giving the audience special information about the other characters onstage or the action of the plot. | 20 | |
| 6681742003 | dialogue | is a literary technique in which writers employ two or more characters to be engaged in conversation with each other. | 21 | |
| 6681742004 | soliloquy | Because they're alone when they deliver these speeches, a character might reveal some very key thoughts, feelings, and opinions to us audience members | 22 | |
| 6681742005 | subtext | An implicit meaning or theme of a literary text. The underlying personality of a dramatic character as implied or indicated by a script or text and interpreted by an actor in performance. | 23 | |
| 6681742006 | archetype | a typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature, may be a character, a theme, a symbol or even a setting. | 24 | |
| 6681742007 | epiphany | that moment in the story where a character achieves realization, awareness or a feeling of knowledge after which events are seen through the prism of this new light in the story. | 25 | |
| 6681742008 | motif | any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story. | 26 | |
| 6681742009 | romance | narration of the extraordinary exploits of heroes, often in exotic or mysterious settings. The term has also been used for stories of mysterious adventures, not necessarily of heroes. | 27 | |
| 6681742010 | Horatian satire | Satire in which the voice is indulgent, tolerant, amused, and witty. The speaker holds up to gentle ridicule the absurdities and follies of human beings, aiming at producing in the reader not the anger of a Juvenal, but a wry smile. | 28 | |
| 6681742011 | juvenalian satire | any bitter and ironic criticism of contemporary persons and institutions that is filled with personal invective, angry moral indignation, and pessimism. | 29 | |
| 6681742012 | comedy | a literary genre and a type of dramatic work that is amusing and satirical in its tone, mostly having cheerful ending. | 30 | |
| 6682031221 | tragedy | drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances. b. The genre made up of such works. c. The art or theory of writing or producing these works. | 31 | |
| 6682102202 | occasion | who why what | 32 | |
| 6682154269 | title | usually associated with the theme | 33 | |
| 6713441571 | frame | a literary technique that sometimes serves as a companion piece to a story within a story, whereby an introductory or main narrative is presented, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative. | 34 | |
| 6713441572 | subplot | a secondary plot, or a strand of the main plot that runs parallel to it and supports it. It is usually found in plays, novels, short stories, television shows and movies. It is also known as a minor story | 35 | |
| 6713441573 | unreliable | a narrator, whether in literature, film, or theatre, whose credibility has been seriously compromised. | 36 | |
| 6713441574 | naive | a character who fails to understand all or some of the implications of the story he or she tells, used by the author to generate irony, sympathy or irony. ... a voice or character that provides the reader with information and insight about the characters and incidents in a narrative. | 37 | |
| 6713441575 | incongruity | means out of place — something that doesn't fit in its location or situation. | 38 | |
| 6713441576 | wit | form of intelligent humour, the ability to say or write things that are clever and usually funny | 39 | |
| 6693337647 | frame | a literary technique that sometimes serves as a companion piece to a story within a story, whereby an introductory or main narrative is presented, at least in part, for the purpose of setting the stage either for a more emphasized second narrative. | 40 | |
| 6693337648 | subplot | a secondary plot, or a strand of the main plot that runs parallel to it and supports it. It is usually found in plays, novels, short stories, television shows and movies. It is also known as a minor story | 41 | |
| 6693337649 | unreliable | a narrator, whether in literature, film, or theatre, whose credibility has been seriously compromised. | 42 | |
| 6693337650 | naive | a character who fails to understand all or some of the implications of the story he or she tells, used by the author to generate irony, sympathy or irony. ... a voice or character that provides the reader with information and insight about the characters and incidents in a narrative. | 43 | |
| 6693337651 | incongruity | means out of place — something that doesn't fit in its location or situation. | 44 | |
| 6693337652 | wit | form of intelligent humour, the ability to say or write things that are clever and usually funny | 45 |
