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Terms for subject Literature (1061 entries)

imagery	The "mental pictures" that readers imagine whilst reading a passage of literature. It signifies all the sensory perceptions referred to in a poem, whether by literal description, allusion, simile, or metaphor. Imagery is not limited to visual imagery; it also includes auditory (sound) tactile (touch) thermal (heat and cold) olfactory (smell) gustatory (taste) and kinesthetic (movement) sensations.
Immediate Past District Governor	IPDG
Immediate Past International President	IPIP
implied audience	The listener or reader imagined by the writer when writing the text. This may well be different from the actual audience
imprimatur	A mark of official approval as it once meant a licence or permission from the Catholic Church to print a book.
in media res	When a text begins in the middle of the story, and later covers the early events of the narrative.
inexact rhyme	Rhymes created out of words with similar but not identical sounds. In most of these instances, either the vowel segments are different while the consonants are identical, or vice versa. This type of rhyme is also called slant rhyme, near rhyme, half rhyme.
inflection	The process in grammar when the base of a word is changed (often by an affix) For example, in English "s" is usually added to give a plural form.
interactive novel	A type of fiction in digital form where the use of hyperlinks can create different aspects of the story.
interior monologue	Where the author depicts the interior thoughts of a single individual, in the exact order these thoughts occur inside that character's head. The author does not attempt to provide any, or much, commentary, description, or guiding discussion to help the reader untangle the complex web of thoughts. Often the results include grammatical mistakes and illogical order.
internal rhyme	A device in which a word in the middle of a line of poetry rhymes with a word at the end of the same metrical line.
International Director	ID
International President	IP
International Speech Contest	ISC
intertextuality	When another literary work is referred to within a text, suggesting that texts do not exist in a vacuum because there is always relationships between texts, which readers are often aware of.
intonation	The utilisation of pitch changes in spoken language.
invocation of the Muse	A call or request for inspiration from the nine Muses, usually at the beginning of works from the Greek or Roman tradition.
irony	Words or ideas which have an extra layer of meaning, distinctive to the literal one. There are several types of irony which include verbal irony. This is where the speaker or character says one thing, yet means another. Dramatic irony is where actions or words have an alternate meaning, which the speaker or other characters are oblivious to, yet the audience or reader are aware of the underlying meaning. Finally, situational irony is when the result of an action is the opposite of the desired or expected effect.
Jacobean Period	Refers to the period during the reign of King James I, between 1603-1625. Shakespeare wrote his later works in the Jacobean period.
Jane Austen	Born on 16 December 1775, Austen died on 18 July 1817. She was a renowned English novelist, who sharply commented on contemporary society. Her works include Mansfield Park and Emma.