Lit Terms #3

exposition-the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining

expressionism-(usually lowercase) a manner of painting, drawing, sculpting, etc., in which forms derived from nature are distorted or exaggerated and colors are intensified for emotive or expressive purposes.

fable-a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters

fallacy-a misleading or unsound 

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falling action-the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.

farce-a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character

figurative language-language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors.

flashback-a device in the narrative of a motion picture, novel, etc., by which an event or scene taking place before the present time in the narrative is inserted into the chronological structure of the work.

foil-to keep (a person) from succeeding in an enterprise, plan, etc.

folk tale-any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition.

foreshadowing-to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure

free verse-verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern.

genre-a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like

gothic-pertaining to or designating the style of painting, sculpture, etc., produced between the 13th and 15th centuries, especially in northern Europe, characterized by a tendency toward realism and interest in detail.

tale-a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story

hyperbole-an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”

imagery-figurative description or illustration; rhetorical images collectively

implication-something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood

incongruity/the quality or condition of being incongruous.

inference-the act or process of inferring

irony-the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

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