Literary Terms

Class: BS P.III Literature

 Course Objectives
• To introduce students with the terms that are used in literature

• Different genres of literature have different terminologies, with this course

students will be able to learn each genre`s different terminologies which
they will come across throughout their studies.
 Suggested books
• M.H Abrams. A Glossory of Literary Terms, Thomson, Heinle
• Cuden. J. Dictionary of Literary Terms, London, Penguin, 2000
 The terms this course includes:
• Drama Terms
• Poetry Terms
• Fiction Terms
• Literary Theory and Criticism Terms
• Figures of Speech
 Drama Terms

• 1. Allegory
2. Antagonist
3. Aside
4. Catastrophe
5. Catharsis
6. Character
• 7. Characterization
8. Chorus
9. Climax
10. Comedy
11. Comic Relief
12. Complication
 Allegory
• Allegory is “hidden meaning.”
• Agents, actions and setting signify second meaning or something else
which is apparently presented.

• For example
John Dryden`s Absalom and Achitophel
John Bunyan`s Pilgrim`s Progress (allegorizes Christian doctorine )
 Home work
• Explain the terms used in drama from 1-12
• Thank you