Glossary
Glossary
A glossary of literary terms — from metaphor to free verse.
Literature01Versification
Rhythm, metre, rhyme and the stanza.
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Literature02Tropes & Figures
Metaphor, metonymy and rhetorical figures.
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Literature03Stylistics
Language, register and stylistic devices.
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Literature04Genres & Forms
Novel, novella, sonnet — genres and folk forms.
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Literature05Movements
Baroque, romanticism, modernism, avant-garde.
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Literature06Composition
Plot, fabula, conflict and structure.
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Literature07Character & Image
Hero, character, lyric subject, archetype.
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Literature08Theory & Criticism
Literary theory, criticism and book culture.
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Genres & Forms
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Elegy
The elegy is a lyric poem of a meditative, reflective character, imbued with a mood of sorrow, of contemplation upon the transience of life…
Epigram
The epigram is a short, witty poem of satirical or jesting content, directed against a particular person, phenomenon, or vice, which ends w…
Hymn
The hymn is a solemn lyric poem of a programmatic, laudatory character that glorifies the homeland, freedom, lofty ideals, a deity, or a co…
Idyll
The idyll is a short lyric-epic work depicting the carefree, harmonious life of a person in the lap of nature — mostly rural, pastoral life…
Ode
The ode is a solemn lyric poem that glorifies an eminent person, a significant event, a lofty idea, or a phenomenon, distinguished by an el…
Verse Epistle
The verse epistle (poslannia) is a lyric or lyric-publicistic work in the form of the poet's address to a particular person, a group of peo…
