Literary Terms #5

parallelism - Parallelism is the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter
parody – a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing
pathos - stirs up emotions of pity, sympathy and sorrow
pedantry - describes words, phrases, or tone that is overly scholarly or academic
personification - figure of speech in which the author presents/describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human qualities
plot - the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work like a play, novel, or short story
poignant - arousing deep emotion, touching
point of view - the perspective at which a story is told
postmodernism - a late 20th-century movement characterized by broad skepticism, subjectivism, or relativism;
prose - a form of language that has no formal metrical structure
protagonist - the main or of the main characters in a story
pun – the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, a play on words
purpose - the reason an author creates a piece of work, intends to persuade/inform/entertain/explain his or her ides
realism – the tendency to view or represent things as they really are
refrain - a verse, a line, a set, or a group of some lines that appears at the end of stanza, or appears where a poem divides into different sections
requiem - chant, hymn, dirge or musical service for the dead
resolution - the part of a story where the problem or climax is resolved
restatement - to state again in a new form for emphasis
rhetoric - the art or science of all specialized literary uses of language in prose or verse, can include figures of speech
rhetorical question - asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected
rising action - the part of the story leading up to the climax
romanticism - emphasized emotion over reason
satire - exposes and criticizes foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule; it is meant
scansion -  is the act of determining and (usually) graphically representing the metrical character of a line of verse.
setting - the surroundings or environment of anything, in this case where the story is