Literary Term 57-82 Remix

Genre: A category or class of artistic endeavor having a particular form, technique, and content.

Genre, ladies and gentlemen. You can't get any better than that.

Gothic Tale: Style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, violent, or grotesque action, and a mood of decay degeneration, and decadence.

   Gris Grimly is an amazing artist, but that's not the point. Edgar Allan Poe is known for his gothic tales.

Hyperbole: An exaggerated statement often used as a figure of speech or to prove a point.

We all knew where this was going once we heard Rolly say "I'm hungry"... A great movie.

Imagery: Figures of speech or vivid description, conveying messages through any of the senses.

 There you are. All five senses that correspond with imagery.

Implication: A meaning or understanding that is to be arrived at by the reader but that is not fully and explicitly stated by the author.

 Implication: A subtle way of making something blatantly obvious.

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

  That's just... that's just not right.

Inference: A judgement or conclusion based on evidence presented; the forming of an opinion which possesses some degree of probability according to facts already available.

  What can you infer from this picture? She's calling in sick, duh.

Irony: Contrast between what is said and what is meant, or what is expected to happen and what actually happens, and what expects to be happening and what is actually happening.

There you have it, folks. Irony by Bender Rodriguez in Futurama.

Interior Monologue: Form of writing which performs the inner thoughts of a character.

There we go. We gotta have some Steve Martin in there somewhere.

Inversion: Words out of order for emphasis.

And, really, nearly every line Yoda says in the Star Wars movies are words out of order, but it fits.

Juxtaposition: The intentional placement of a word, phrase, sentences, or paragraph to contrast with another nearby.

 A bit extreme, but it fits the context very well. Tanks and toddler tricycles don't mix well.

Lyric: Poem having musical form and quality; a short outburst of the author's inner most thoughts and feelings.

 The lyrics are awesome (for most Beatles songs)

Magic(al) Realism: Genre developed in Latin America which juxtaposes the everyday with the marvelous or magical.

 The only story I can recall that has magical realism in it. I remember it well.

Metaphor: An analogy that compares to different things imaginatively.
-Extended: Metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it.
-Controlling: A metaphor that runs throughout the piece of work.
-Mixed: Metaphor that ineffectively blends two or more analogies.

The music is relaxing. Here's a few metaphors as an example.

Metonymy: Literally "name changing" a device of figurative language in which the name of an attribute or associated thing is substituted for the usual name of a thing.

   It's not the greatest example, but the meaning is the same.

Mode of Discourse: Argument, narration, description, and exposition.

   Man, not very creative on the remix part here, am I? Nonetheless, this will help me remember the term.

Modernism: Literary movement characterized by stylistic experimentation, rejection of tradition, interest in symbolism and psychology.

 That chair is awesome. It's a type of modernism, but probably not the type that's asked for.

Monologue: An extended speech by a character in a play, short story, novel, or narrative poem.

A great scene from Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting and a great monologue. (Excuse the cursing, it's a great movie)

Mood: The predominating atmosphere evoked by a literary piece.

The mood is haunting in this ghost story that Fonzie tells in Happy Days and despite the laughter, he was able to create the mood and scare the children. A classic scene.

Motif: A recurring feature in a piece of literature.

 I chose this book because Tim O'Brien uses motif in nearly all of his books.

Myth: A story, often about immortals, and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that attempts to give meaning to the mysteries of the world.

 He's a myth. A very terrifying myth that haunts your dreams, but he most definitely is a mysterious... monster... man... thing.

Narrative: A story or description of events.

 Creative, no? The events in a story here are listed briefly.

Narrator: One who narrates, or tells, a story.

Peter Falk in Princess Bride is the narrator of the story.

Naturalism: Extreme form of realism.

   I was a bit confused as to how to show this, but I think this example will suffice... I think.

Novelette/Novella: Short story; short prose narrative, often satirical.

I adore this one man animated film that took eight years to make. Plus, it's hilarious.