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Terms for subject Literature (1061 entries)

ballad	A poem which tells a story, usually in the form of four-line stanzas or quatrains. Lines one and three are generally unrhymed iambic tetrameters, whilst lines two and four are iambic trimeters.
Ballot Counter	BC
bard	An ancient Celtic poet, singer and harpist who recited heroic poems by memory, or more generally, in modern usage, a synonym for any poet. When referred to as The Bard, this is a reference to Shakespeare.
Baroque	A term used to describe a style of architecture, art and music, but it can be used appropriately for writing. Features include florid, exuberant and dramatic form, which is usually associated with the 17th century. Metaphysical writing is sometimes described as such.
bathos	When a writer who is intending to be pathetic, exceeds a limit and descends into the ridiculous.
be a licence to print money	if a company or activity is a licence to print money, it causes people to become very rich without having to make any effort	nouray
beat	The stress of the rhythm or foot in poetry and other texts.
Beat movement	a 1950s loose-knit group of American anti-establishment writers, sometimes known as the Beat Generation. They deliberately shocked middle-class Americans (whom they called 'squares') The group was influenced by jazz and Zen Buddhism. Notable writers include Kerouac (who is credited with inventing the term 'beat') The movement as such was short-lived, but influenced others.
Ben Jonson	An English poet and dramatist (1572 -16370) He was a contemporary of Shakespeare's. many of his plays were satires.
Bennie Bough	BB
Best Evaluator	BE
Best Evaluator Award	BEA
Best Evaluator Of the Day	BEOD
Best Speaker Award	BSA
Best Speaker Of the Day	BSOD
Best Table Topics Award	BTTA
Best Table Topics Of the Day	BTTOD
Bestiary	A collection of moral tales or fables originally written in the Middle Ages about real or mythical animals. The tales often had an allegorical dimension.
Bethany's Grand Speakers Toastmasters	BGS
bibliography	A compilation of books, articles, essays and other written materials, on a particular author or subject.