Literary Terms List #2

Jim D.
Second set of literary terms.
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  1. atmosphere
    distinctive but intangible quality around a person or thing
  2. characterization
    the act of describing essential features
  3. connotation
    the internal content of a term or concept
  4. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  5. denouement
    the resolution of the main complication of a literary work
  6. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
  7. dialogue
    a conversation between two persons
  8. figuratively
    in a non-literal sense
  9. mood
    a characteristic state of feeling
  10. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
Created on Fri Oct 05 15:39:30 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Oct 10 11:37:56 EDT 2012)

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