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Terms for subject Literature (1061 entries)

feminist criticism	A discourse which addresses what it considers to be the patriarchal nature of society and literature, and attempts to think about equality of men and women.
fiction	This term refers to a story devised by a writer, using their imagination. Fiction usually contains little or no truth.
fictional character	An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
figurative language	Language where literary or poetic techniques and devices, such as metaphors and similes, are used to produce a meaning beyond the literal surface meaning.
figure of speech	A phrase or expression which uses words not in their literal sense.
finno-ugric	A language group including such languages as Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian and others.
first folio	A collection of Comedies, Histories and tragedies (36 in total) of Shakespeare's works, published in 1623.
first language	The preferred or native/fluent language a speaker chooses to communicate in.
first person narrative	This type of narrative is often written from the first-person singular or first-person plural perspective. Using the "I" and "we" form enables the reader to understand the happenings of the plot from the narrator's view only.
first sound shift	An explanation for the shift in pronunciation and form which occurs between Indo-European languages.
five senses	Portrayal of the five senses helps create vivid descriptive writing and imagery. The five senses are sight, sound, taste, touch and smell.
fixed form	Any form in poetry that is bound by traditional rules and conventions. Usually these rules determine such things as meter, rhyme scheme, line length etc.
flashback	A method of narration in which the present action is temporarily interrupted, to relive an episode in the character’s past. This flashback could take the form of memory, dream, narration, or even authorial commentary.
flat characters	Characters who are two-dimensional because they do not develop during the course of the novel or play.
foil	Of a character, to be used as a contrast.
folktale	Stories passed down from one generation to the next by word-of-mouth, opposed to by a written text.
fool	A professional role. such as a court jester, used for amusement by the higher classes.
foot	A basic unit of meter, comprising of a set number of strong stresses and light stresses.
foreshadowing	Suggesting, hinting and indicating what will occur later in a narrative. Foreshadowing often provides clues about what will happen next and prepares the reader, whilst also creating tension or suspense.
forestage	The part of the stage "in front" or closest to the viewing audience.