LIT TERMS #5

parallelism - similarity by virtue of corresponding
parody - humorous or satirical mimicry; a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
pathos - a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); a style that has the power to evoke feelings
pedantry - an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning
personification - representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature
plot - the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
poignant - keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; arousing affect
point of view - the angle of vision from which people, events, and details of a story are viewed. 
postmodernism - genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism
prose - ordinary writing as distinguished from verse; matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
protagonist - the principal character in a work of fiction.
pun - a humorous play on words
purpose - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.
realism - the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth.
refrain - resist doing something; choose not to consume
requiem - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
resolution - finding a solution to a problem.
restatement - a revised statement
rhetoric - using language effectively to please or persuade.
rhetorical - concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking.
question -  the subject matter at issue
rising action - the series of events that form a plot.
romanticism - impractical romantic ideals and attitudes; an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure); a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization
satire - witty language used to convey insults or scorn
scansion - analysis of verse into metrical patterns
setting - the context and environment in which something is set.