This glossary of literary terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in the discussion, classification, analysis, and criticism of all types...
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This is a glossary of poetry terms. Accent Vedic accent Arsis and thesis: the first and second half of a foot Cadence: the patterning of rhythm in poetry...
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Harpham, A Glossary of Literary Terms, 11th ed. (Boston: Cengage, 2015), 169 Heath (1994) p. 360 "Personification - Examples and Definition of Personification"...
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Antagonist (redirect from Literary antagonist)
March 2015. "Glossary of Literary Terms". Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved on 27 March 2015. "Glossary of Drama Terms". Online Learning...
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Stock character (redirect from Literary type)
(2002), 147. Meyer H. Abrams and Geoffrey Galt Harpham. A Glossary of Literary Terms, 11th ed. (Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning, 2015), 377. Loukides, Paul;...
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frequently employs Greek and Latin words as terms of art. This page explains commonly used rhetorical terms in alphabetical order. The brief definitions...
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Touchstone (metaphor) (section Origin of the term)
voting behavior of potential voters being in favor of the political views of the interest group. Abrams, M.H; Glossary of Literary Terms Touchstone. {{cite...
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Marxist literary criticism is a theory of literary criticism based on the historical materialism developed by philosopher and economist Karl Marx. Marxist...
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2019. M. H. Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms, 11th ed. (Boston: Cengage, 2015), 169. Johnson, Christopher. "The Rhetoric of Excess in Baroque Literature...
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Fiction (redirect from Elements of fiction)
212. Abrams, M. h. (1999). A Glossary of Literary Terms (7th ed.). Fort Worth, Texas: Harcourt Brace. p. 94. ""Definition of 'fiction". Oxford English Dictionaries...
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Allusion (redirect from Literary allusion)
or to another literary work or passage". (Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms 1971, s.v. "Allusion"). H.W. Fowler, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage...
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Pathetic fallacy (category Literary criticism)
Dictionary of Philosophy Second Edition (2005). Thomas Mautner, Editor. p. 455. Abrams, M.H.; Harpham, G.G. (2011) [1971]. A Glossary of Literary Terms. Wadsworth...
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Burlesque (redirect from Burlesque (literary))
(1999) A Glossary of Literary Terms. Seventh edition. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace College Publishers Adams, William Davenport (1904) A dictionary of the...
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Pastiche (redirect from Literary pastiche)
Geoffrey (2009). A Glossary of Literary Terms. Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1-4130-3390-8. Bowen, C. (2012). Pastiche. Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics...
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Bildungsroman (redirect from Coming-of-age (literary genre))
of Missouri Press. Lynch, Jack (1999), "Glossary of Literary and Rhetorical Terms", Guide to Literary Terms, Rutgers University, archived from the original...
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Zeugma and syllepsis (category Figures of speech)
Anthology of Poetry. "Glossary of Literary Terms". W. W. Norton & Co., 2005. Retrieved 24 January 2013. Baldwick, Chris. 2008. Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms...
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'Fryeian" readings, though. Abrams, M. H. "Archetypal Criticism." A Glossary of Literary Terms. Fort Worth: HBJ, 1993. 223 - 225 Bates, Roland. Northrop Frye...
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Retrieved 23 December 2012. M.H. Abrams; Geoffrey Harpham (2011). A Glossary of Literary Terms (10 ed.). Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0495898023. W. Bedell Stanford...
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Metaphor (category Figures of speech)
21 September 2014. M. H. Abrams and Geoffrey Galt Harpham, A Glossary of Literary Terms, 11th ed. (Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning, 2015), 134. Aristotle...
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second episode of the documentary television series Guddommelig galskap – Knut Hamsun Abrams, M. H. (1999). A Glossary of Literary Terms. New York: Harcourt...
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Litotes Meiosis (figure of speech) Minimisation (psychology) Meyer H. Abrams and Geoffrey Galt Harpham. A Glossary of Literary Terms, 11th ed. (Stamford,...
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Abrams, M. H., ed. 1993. A Glossary of Literary Terms. 6th ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College. Carlson, Marvin. 1993. Theories of the Theatre: A Historical...
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Mad scientist (category Cultural depictions of scientists)
November 2015. Abrams, M. H.; Harpham, Geoffrey (2014-01-01). A Glossary of Literary Terms. Cengage Learning. p. 355. ISBN 9781285974514. Retrieved 10 November...
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on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2014-06-05. Abrams, M. H. (2011). A Glossary of Literary Terms (PDF). Boston, Massachusetts: Wadsworth Publishing. ISBN 978-0495898023...
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Dramatic monologue (category Genres of poetry)
dramatic verse M. H. Abrams, gen. ed. "Dramatic Monologue." A Glossary of Literary Terms. 8th ed. Boston: Thomsan Wadsworth, 2005. 70-71. Serena Baiesi. Letitia...
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Glossary of Literary Terms (5th edition 1985), p. 6. H. J. Blackham, The Fable as Literature (1985), p. 40. Lowne, Cathy (23 July 2022). "The Tale of...
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Abstract and concrete (category Metaphysics of mind)
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Routledge. Abrams, Meyer Howard; Harpham, Geoffrey Galt (2011). A Glossary of Literary Terms. Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0495898023...
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Poetic devices (section Types of poetic devices)
glossary of literary terms. Abou-Bakr, Randa; ﺃﺑﻮ ﺑﻜﺮ, ﺭﻧﺪﺓ (2001). "Robert Browning's "Dramatic Lyrics": Contribution to a Genre". Alif: Journal of Comparative...
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This glossary of philosophy is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to philosophy and related disciplines, including logic, ethics, and...
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Deus ex machina (redirect from God out of a machine)
Golding's Lord of the Flies. Infobase Publishing. pp. 67–68. ISBN 9780791098264. Abrams, MH, ed. (1993). A Glossary of Literary Terms. Harcourt Brace...
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