Denouement
The resolution that occurs at the end of a play of work of fiction
Eponymous
a term for the title character of a work of literature
Free verse
A kind of poetry without rhymed lines, rhythm, or fixed metrical feet
Muse
One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
Novella
A work of fiction of roughly 20,000 to 50,000 words--longer than a short story, but shorter than a novel
Oxymoron
A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect
Persona
The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader or other audience.
Pulp Fiction
Novels written for mass consumption, often emphasizing exciting and titillating plots.
Synecdoche
A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the m
Trope
a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression the generic name for a figure of speech such as image, symbol, simile, and metaphor.