interior monologue: a piece of writing expressing a character's inner thoughts.
inversion: the action of inverting something or the state of being inverted.
juxtaposition: the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
lyric:(of poetry) expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms.
magic(al) realism:a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy.
metaphor (extended, controlling, & mixed): a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
metonymy: the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing.
modernism: modern character or quality of thought, expression, or technique.
"when he waxes philosophical, he comes across as a strange mix of nostalgia and modernism"
monologue: long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program.
mood: (esp. of music) inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind.
"mood music"
motif: design or pattern
myth:a traditional story, esp. one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
narrative: a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
narrator: a person who is telling the story
naturalism: a philosophical viewpoint according to which everything arises from natural properties and causes, and supernatural or spiritual explanations are excluded or discounted.
novelette/novella: a short novel or long story
omniscient point of view: the reading is seeing and all knowing
onomatopoeia: sounds ex. crack, boom, pop
oxymoron: contradicting things in a conjunction
pacing: going back and forth on a idea, theme, etc
parable: simple story illustrating a moral or value
paradox: contradicting statements
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