Living Glossary

Abstract- existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence 
Complication- the a part of the plot in a work of literature in which the conflict gets going and begins to develop
Allusion- an expression designated to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
Conclusion-in a tragedy, the short scene at the end that foreshadows what will happen now that the protagonist is dead
Connotation- implied meaning or mood
Context- the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which is can be fully understood and assessed
Crisis- the climax, or specifically a situation that begins the climax in a work of literature
Denotation- literal translation
Dramatic Irony- When the actual meaning is hid from the characters but obvious to the audience
Dramatic Purpose- precise purpose served by each scene in a play
Epistemology- way of knowing
Eulogy- a speech that praises a person
Falling action- the part of a tragedy which the fortune of the protagonist are in decline
Free verse- poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
Implies- strongly suggests the truth or existence of something not expressively stated 
Irony- form of expression that implies something different-usually the opposite- from what is actually said
Juxtaposition-act of positioning close together; or side by side
Meditative- involving, or absorbed in meditation or considered thought
Melodrama- an exaggerated, formula-written drama, usually full of blood and gore, intended only for its emotional impact
Metonomy-close association represents the whole
Motif- recurring idea, image, or phase that acts as a unifying device in a work of literature
Paradox- a statement or propisition, that despite of sound, reasoning from acceptable premises, lead ot conclusions that
Pedagogy- way of teaching
Repatriating- bringing back to a nation/country/place
Situational Irony- iron when the true meaning is hidden from the characters and audience
Soliloquy- an act of speaking ones thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers
Stanza- group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; verse
Synecodoche- a part that represents the whole
Tragedy- dramatic work in which a noble protagonist suffered personal destruction, usually because of a fatal flaw in his or her character 
Verbal Irony- a character simply saying the opposite of what is intended
Verisimitiude- the appearance of being true or real