Literary Terms (Mood-Pathetic Fallacy)

This is the author's emotional perspective towards the subject of the literary work. The mental and emotional disposition of the author towards the subject, which in turn makes the audience feel this emotion

• Mood

• Motif

• Metaphor

• Paradox

A nemesis is a bitter enemy, especially one that seems unbeatable.

• Nemesis

• Onomatopeia

• Oxymoron

• Metonymy

A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.

• Metonymy

• Pathos

• Paradox

• Metaphor

Refers to the practice of not using the formal word for an object/subject and instead referring to it by using another word that is somehow linked to the formal name/word. It is the practice of substituting the main word with a word that is closely linked to it.

• Pathetic Fallacy

• Metonymy

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

_______ is used in literature and film. It represents an appeal to the audience's emotions.

• Pathos

• Pathetic Fallacy

• Paradox

• Motif

Is a specific theme that dominates a literary work. ____ are very noticeable and play a significant role in defining the nature of the story, the course of events, and the very fabric of the literary piece

• Paradox

• Pathetic Fallacy

• Onomatopoeia

• Motif

is the treatment of inanimate objects as if they had human feelings, thoughts, or sensations. In the discussion of literature, pathetic fallacy is similar to personification.

• Oxymoron

• Onomatopeia

• Paradox

• Pathetic Fallacy

This occurs when opposite or contradictory words are placed together.

• Oxymoron

• Mood

• Metonymy

• Pathos

Words that imitate or represent a sound.

• Nemesis

• Onomatopeia

• Metonymy

• Pathetic Fallacy

___________ is an implied comparison between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.

• Mood

• Metaphor

• Paradox

• Pathos