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Terms for subject Literature (1001 entries)

grammatical	In linguistics, grammar refers to the logical and structural rules that govern the composition of sentences, phrases, and words in any given natural language.
grammatical gender	In grammar, gender which is based on random assignment.
Grand Terrace Toastmasters	GTT
Great American Speakers Toastmasters	GAS
Great Eastern ToastMasters Club	GETM
great vowel shift	A significant alteration in the pronunciation of English in Britain, thought to have occurred mainly between 1400 and 1450.
Greek tragedy	Like tragedies in general, a Greek tragedy is a serious play where there are a series of misfortunes. Greek tragedy in particular features masked actors, one storyline set in one location and often many main characters will die at the end of the play. In addition the timeframe of the play will often match the time of the events taking place on stage, and there is usually a chorus to comment on the play and inform the audience.
grey literature	A recently coined term which refers to the modern phenomena of writing that has been produced, often by governments and professionals, that is not intended for publication through usual sources. It is the method of dissemination of grey literature that is one of its defining features, since it is not intended for commercial publication.
groundlings	Also known as "understanders", groundlings are those who paid only a penny to watch Shakespeare's plays. They were the majority of the audience and stood on the ground floor of the theatre, in the yard. Groundlings stood through the entire play, which could be up to four hours long. The upper class, however, paid two pennies to sit and enter the elevated area with seats, whilst nobles often paid three pennies to sit in the Lords" rooms.
Guest Book	GB
hagiography	A study of the lives of the saints.
haiku	A Japanese poem where the form consists of a single three-line stanza of seventeen syllables. The first line contains five syllables, the second contains seven, whilst the last has, again, five syllables. The short poem encapsulates the spirit of the poet's mood. Haikus often lose their meaning in translation.
hallel	A prayer based on some of the Psalms.
hamartia	A tragic flaw.
Harriet Beecher Stowe	An American novelist and abolitionist . Her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin shoed life for African-American slaves.
Harvey Spaulding ToastMasters Club	HSTM
head rhyme	Actually another term for alliteration.
Hemingway code hero	Qualities such as honour, courage and dignity which are expressed in a hero in a Hemingway novel.
Hengwrt manuscript	A fifteenth century manuscript of Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.
heptameter	A line that contains seven metrical feet.