Lit Terms 57-82

58. IMPLICATION: The conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated.


59. INCONGRUITY: The deliberate joining of opposites or of elements that are not appropriate to each other.


60. INFERENCE: A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning


61. IRONY: The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.


62. INTERIOR MONOLOGUE: A piece of writing expressing a character's inner thoughts.


63. INVERSION: words out of order for emphasis


64. JUXTAPOSITION: the act of positioning close together (or side by side); "it is the result of the juxtaposition of contrasting colors"


65. LYRIC: a poem having musical form and quality.


66.MAGICAL REALISM: A genre developed in Latin America with juxtaposes the everyday with with the marvelous or magical


67. METAPHOR: An analogy that compare two different things imaginatively
 

68. EXTENDED: A metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants it to go.
69. CONTROLLING: A metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work.
70. MIXED: A metaphor that is ineffectively blends two or more analogies.

71. METONYMY:  The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive.


72. MODE OF DISCOURSE: Arguments(persuasion) , narration, description, and exposition


73. MODERNISM: A style or movement in the arts that aims to break with classical and traditional forms


74. MONOLOGUE: A long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.



75. MOOD: the predominating atmosphere evoked by a literary piece.


76. MOTIF: A recurring feature in a piece of literature,
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77. MYTH:
 

78. NARRATIVE: A story or description of events.


79. NARRATOR: One who narrates or tells a story.



80. NATURALISM: Extreme form of relism



81. NOVELETTE/ NOVELLA : A short story


82. OMNISCIENT POINT OF VIEW: knowing all things, usually the third person