Literary Forms & Tropes 1-23
23 entries in the Literary Forms & Tropes compendium.
AlmanacA regularly published listing of current information arranged by calendar.AntagonistCharacter positioned as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist.AnthropomorphismAttributing human traits to non-human entities.AntiheroA literary figure opposing the traditional hero archetype.AphorismA short saying that requires interpretation.AuthorCreator of original published works, holding exclusive copyright.BibliographyBibliography studies books as physical and cultural objects.BildungsromanA literary genre of psychological and moral coming-of-age.BiographyA detailed account of a person's life and experience.Canon (fiction)Official body of works in a fictional universe.CartoonistVisual artist who writes and draws cartoons or comics.Chapter (books)Main thematic divisions in books of prose, poetry, or law.Character (arts)A person or being in a narrative, fictional or real.Character arcA character's inner journey from one state to another.CharacterizationRepresentation of characters in narrative and drama.CitationA reference to a source, embedded in an intellectual work.Comic bookA publication of sequential art with word balloons.Comic stripSequential panels combining words and pictures for humor or narrative.ComicsA medium combining images and text in sequential panels.Continuity (fiction)Consistency of people, plot, objects, and places over time.CookbookA collection of recipes and cooking instructions.CoupletA pair of rhyming lines sharing the same metre.Damsel in distressA narrative device where a woman requires rescue by a man.
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