Solecism - a grammatical mistake or absurdity e.g. “this is just between you and I”
Disintegrated soul - state of the hero after his fall
Mise-en-scene - to put on stage; costumes, background etc.
Versification - some process, art of creating verses; the poetic theory of structural verse
Perfect rhyme - spring-bring, two-too, they sound the same but they don't have to be written in the same way
Poetic license - a privilege that artist, poet has to break grammatical, syntactical, lexical rules or spelling
Black comedy: Disturbing or absurd material presented in a humorous manner, usually with the intention to confront uncomfortable truths. Joseph Heller's Catch-22 is a notable example.
Parody: A humorous and often satirical imitation of the style or particular work of another author. Henry Fielding's Shamela is a parody of Samuel Richardson's Pamela.
Tragic hero - doesn't fall because he or she is bad. He/she makes a mistake which leads to tragic end results. There is a kind of supernatural force which tempts him/her. A figure of tragic hero is extraordinary, a tragic hero is often an individualist who can't find himself in this world. Sth interacts him or her, then comes a fall
Verse paragraph - a group of lines (often blank verse) which forms a unit
exposition - the introductory material that creates the tone, gives the setting, introduces the characters, and supplies other facts necessary to understanding" a work of literature
point of view - The vantage point from which an author presents a story. If the author serves as a seemingly all-knowing maker, the point of view is called omniscient. At the other extreme, a character in the story—major, minor, or marginal—may tell the story as he or she experienced it. Such a character is usually called a first-person narrator; if the character does not comprehend the implications of what is told, the character is called a naïve narrator. The author may tell the story in the third person and yet present it as it is seen and understood by a single character, restricting information to what that character sees, hears, feels, and thinks; such a point of view is said to be limited…If the author never speaks in his or her own person and does not obviously intrude, the author is said to be self-effacing. In extended works, authors frequently employ several methods
in medias res - a literary and artistic technique where the narrative starts in the middle of the story instead of from its beginning (ab ovo or ab initio). The characters, setting, and conflict are often introduced through a series of flashbacks or through characters relating past events to each other. Classical works such as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid begin in the middle of the story. Dante's Divine Comedy also begins in medias res.
Potboiler is a term used to describe a poor quality novel, play, opera, or film, or other creative work that was created quickly to make money to pay for the creator's daily expenses
round character is a major character in a work of fiction who encounters conflict and is changed by it. Round characters tend to be more fully developed and described than flat, or minor characters.
Flat characters - are minor characters in a work of fiction who do not tend to undergo substantial emotional change or growth.
Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities (e.g., a character being hit in the face with a frying pan or running full speed into a wall). -Charlie Chaplin