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Terms for subject Literature (1061 entries)

absurd (Theatre and Literature)	The notion that human existence is basically absurd and meaningless. Absurd theatre became particularly significant in the 1950s, where it combined both existentialism with farce. Noteworthy absurd dramas include Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead by Tom Stoppard.
acatalectic	A poetic term used to refer to a verse having the expected number of syllables in the final foot.
accent	Another word for stress, particularly in a line of verse, or a recognizable way of pronouncing words, often relating to class, caste, ethnic group, or geographic region.
Achieve Speaking Confidence	ASC
acronym	A word formed from the initial letters in a phrase. For instance AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
acronymy	The act of using or creating acronyms.
act	A section or a major division within a play. Frequently, individual acts are separated into smaller units called scenes.
Acting Communicating And Thinking	ACT
action	the unfolding of a sequence of events in a narrative or play. Or 2. the plot as a whole.
adaptation	The reworking of one medium into another. For example the translation of the novel Bridget Jones's Diary into a film.
adjective	A word that is used to modify a noun or pronoun, usually to give a descriptive meaning. For example "shiny" and 'scary'.
Administrative Lieutenant Governor	ALG
Administrative Vice President	AVP
Advanced Articulators Toastmasters Club	AA
Advanced Articulators Toastmasters Club	A2
adverb	Words that modify verbs, clauses, sentences and adjectives. For example, "quickly" and "fortunately".
aestheticism	Stemming from France, this European movement countered materialism and utilitarianism during the late 19th century.
aesthetics	The appreciation and analysis of beauty.
affectation	A pretentious style of writing which is deemed unsuited to the form or subject matter.
African-American English	Sometimes also known as African-American Vernacular or Black English. It is a dialect of American English, containing items of grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary particular to that language community.