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Terms for subject Literature (1061 entries)

plot	The writer's structure and the relationship of actions, characters and events in a fictional work. The organization of the narrative.
poem	Any composition that could be said to be poetry or verse.
poesie	An outdated term that refers to poetry, or specifically the activity of producing poetry.
poet	Someone who writes poetry. Sometimes a poet uses poetry as a means of expressing personal interactions, emotion, and/or a way to address political, humanitarian issues.
poet laureate	In Britain this is a honorary post bestowed in acknowledgment of a poet's accomplishments. Tennyson ( 1850- 92) and Ted Hughes (1984-99) are examples of former poet laureates.
poetic	Related to a poetry
poetic	Characteristic of poets
poetic	description of persons, objects, or ideas that connect to the soul of the beholder
poetic techniques	Devices used in poems to create effect, such as metaphors, enjambment and alliteration.
poetry	A literary genre characterized by rhythmical patterns of language and figurative language. Poetry is also created with a sense of the musicality, and is not just written for meaning.
Point Illustration And Explanation	PIE
point of view	The method a story is told and who tells it.
Point, Illustration, Explanation	PIE
Positive Unlimited Realistic Potential Of Soul Excellence	PURPOSE
post-colonial criticism	The post-colonialism attempts to restore the literatures and experiences of former colonies to their cultural context. This involves reassessing them by unraveling the literature from the supposition of the previously dominant imperial European. Post-colonialism is a discourse that has appeared alongside other criticisms such as structuralism, post-structuralism, post-modernism and feminism.
post-colonial literature	This term refers to writings in the colonial language (e.g English, French etc) that derive from former colonies of Empires. These texts are sometimes written by natives of that colony after colonial times. Such literature often reveals and comments on, explicitly or implicitly, the cultural, political and social impact of colonisation. Examples of post-colonial writers include Achebe and Coetzee.
post-modernism	A general name which refers to the philosophical, artistic, and literary changes and tendencies after the 1940s and 1950s up to the present day. Primarily, the tendencies of post-modernism include a rejection of traditional authority and a doubt over established discourses. Post-modernist authors include Carter and Rushdie.
post-structuralism	This discourse relates to post-modernism, and to some extent rejects the theories of structuralism. The discourse suggests that every word a writer writes is influenced by their personal historical, political and social culture, meaning that little can be assessed independently. Deconstruction is highly significant to post-structuralism.
pot-boiler	A disparaging expression for a text or work produced purely to make money.
preach	to deliver a sermon