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Examples: “the crown” is used to signify “the monarchy” “he’s taken to the bottle” means “he’s taken to drinking.” MOOD: (sometimes referred to as atmosphere) the emotional atmosphere experienced by the reader of a literary work. Mood is often suggested by the writer's choice of words, by the events
Find definitions of literary terms like metaphor, simile, irony, satire, plot, allegory, motif and literary devices used in poetry in the SparkNotes glossary.
Fiction: A literary work whose content is based on the imagination and not on fact. Glossary: An alphabetical listing of difficult, technical, or foreign terms with definitions or translation; usually found at the end of a book.
The best-selling Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms (formerly the Concise dictionary) provides clear, concise, and often witty definitions of the most troublesome literary terms from abjection to zeugma.
Glossary of Literary Terms You should be familiar with most of these terms and be able to use them in your discussions about literature. Make sure you note down any new terms that you come across during your post-16 study. It would be useful to create your own glossary. One way of doing this is by buying an address
Literary devices and terms are the techniques and elements—from figures of speech to narrative devices to poetic meters—that writers use to create narrative literature, poetry, speeches, or any other form of writing.