Lit Terms #5

Parallelism (n.) : the state of being parallel or corresponding in some way.

Parody (n.): the imitation of the style of a specific writer, artist of genre for a comical effect
Ex: Scary movie 4 makes fun of various movies and tv shows.

Pathos (n.): a quality that evokes pity or sadness

Pedantry (n.): excessive concern with minor details or rules.
ex: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Personification (n.): putting human characteristics into something that is not human.
ex.Spongebob

Plot (n.): the main events of a movie, novel or similar work.

Poignant (n.): evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret.

Point of view (n.): the position in which something or someone is being obseved

Postmodernism (n.): breaking the "fourth wall" of literature.
ex: Open source learning.

Prose (n.): writing in sequence.

Protagonist (n.): The leading character of the story.

Pun (n.): joke exploiting different possible meanings of a word.

Purpose (n.): the reason for which something is done or created.

Realism (n.): the attitude and practice of accepting a situation as it is and being abe to deal with it accordingly.

Refrain (n.): stop oneself from doing something.

Requiem (n.) a musical composition; the act or token of remembrance.

Resolution(n.):  the action of solving a problem, the action of being determined.

Restatement (n.) : a revised statement.

Rhetoric (n.): the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.

Rhetorical question: a statement formulated as a question but is not supposed to be answered.

Rising Action (n.)  a series of events that begin to build immediately after the exposition.

Romanticism (n.) : A movement in the arts and literature in the 18th century, emphasizing inspiration.

Satire (n.):  the use of humor, irony or exaggeration to expose and criticize peoples stupidity.

Scansion (n.):  the action of scanning a line of a verse to determine its rhythm.

Setting(n.):  the place and time in which a play, novel or film is happening.