Lit terms #4

interior monologue-expression of a character's thoughts: an extended passage in a story or novel that expresses what a character is thinking and feeling
ex. " I couldn't help but think how cute he was"
inversion- An interchange of position of adjacent objects in a sequence
ex. "together we stand, divided we fall"
juxtaposition- an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
ex. " to be, or not to be"
lyric-a. expressing the writer's personal feelings and thoughts : b. having the form and manner of a song
ex. "kids again"
magic(al) realism-  a genre where magic elements are a natural part in an otherwise mundane, realistic environment.
 ex. "romeo and Juliet"
metaphor (extended, controlling, & mixed)-implicit comparison
ex. the sun is yellow as corn
metonymy- a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is called not by its own name but rather by the name of something associated in meaning
ex. redneck
modernism-a philosophical movement in the arts
ex. the book Ulysses
 monologue- is presented by a single character, most often to express their mental thoughts aloud
ex "to be or not to be"
mood-a state or quality of feeling at a particular time
ex. happy
motif-theme in work of literature
ex. in " a doll's house" the dolls were a motif
myth-a traditional story about heroes or supernatural beings, often attempting to explain the origins of natural phenomena or aspects of human behavior
ex. black watermelon  seeds will sprout in your stomach
narrative-story , account
ex. Huckleberry fin
narrator- a person who tells a story or gives an account of something
ex Holden in catcher in the rye
naturalism- a movement, esp in art and literature, advocating detailed realistic and factual description
ex. white fang
novelette/novella-a written, fictional, prose narrative normally longer than a short story but shorter than a novel.
ex. of mice and men
omniscient point of view-Point of view in which the narrator sees into the minds of some but not all of the characters
onomatopoeia-imitation of sound in words: the formation or use of words that imitate the sound associated with something
ex. kind kendall kisses killers
oxymoron-expression with contradictory words
ex. alone together, act natural
 pacing-a rate of movement
ex. Shakespeare's writing is all well pace
 parable-moral or religious story: a short simple story intended to illustrate a moral or religious lesson
ex. the turtle and the hare
 paradox-something absurd or contradictory
ex. you may just wake up dead