soliloquy: The act of speaking one's thoughts out loud, usually when alone. Used commonly in plays.
To Be or Not to Be
speaker: Voice in a poem or narrator of a story.
stereotype: A widely held belief of a person/thing/group. Not necessarily true.
stream of consciousness: Technique that represents the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur.
structure: The organization of a work of literature.
style: The distinctive way an author writes.
subordination: Words or phrases that are dependent on one another or something else.
surrealism: Literary and artistic movement characterized by the workings of the subconscious. Unrealistic. Juxtaposition of subject matter.
suspension of disbelief: Sacrifice of realism and logic for the sake of entertainment.
symbol: AN object/idea used in a literary work to represent a deeper or bigger concept/topic.
synesthesia: "Hearing colors", "seeing sounds". Associating colors with words/numbers also acceptable.
synecdoche: Part referencing to a whole or vice versa.
syntax: The arrangement of words and phrases to create a certain sentence structure.
theme: Central topic a book/comic/movie/etc covers.
thesis: A proposition or statement set forward for consideration of the reader. Typically the main topic of the essay/book/etc.
tone: The author's attitude towards the subject they are writing about and towards their audience.
tongue in cheek: A statement that is said ironically. Meant to be humorous.
tragedy: A play dealing with tragic events or having an unhappy ending. Usually deals with the downfall of the main character.
understatement: Statement that lacks emphasis.
vernacular: The common folk language. Colloquialism; the certain way people from certain regions/cultures talk.
voice: Distinctive style or manner of expression of an author or a character.
zeitgeist: The "spirit" of the time; the taste and outlook characteristics of a period.
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