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antiphysis

a diary of literary terms

April 17, 2015October 26, 2016

Daisy at the bar

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April 9, 2015October 26, 2016

Daisy on anthropomorphism

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April 4, 2015October 29, 2016

Poetry or dictionary

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March 27, 2015October 26, 2016

Daisy on desire

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March 20, 2015October 26, 2016

Daisy on metonymy

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March 12, 2015October 26, 2016

Daisy on metaphor

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March 6, 2015October 26, 2016

Daisy on lack

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February 27, 2015October 29, 2016

Rousseau jumps

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February 20, 2015October 26, 2016

Daisy on suspense

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antiphysis

antiphysis is a diary of literary terms. Literary terms are concepts used in the study of literature. They are not, generally speaking, used by dogs. Even so, you will often find a dog here. She paws at the pages. Is she trying to get out? Is she trying to come in? She alone has her reasons.

antiphysis is written by Richard J Jones, a senior lecturer in literature at The Open University in the UK.

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Literary terms

allegory alliteration anamorphosis anthropomorphism apostrophe assonance bar bathos beauty beginning burial burrowing cliché closure completion conceit continuity curiosity depth desire disavowal dramatic irony enjambement event excess externality faces fame feet form gathering gaze genre gesture ghosts grammar haiku hospitality hyperobject image imagination in media res insistence interpretation jokes lack language leaping letters line linearity list literature machine metaphor metonymy naming nature onomatopoeia other parabasis pastoral pathetic fallacy performativity philosophy poetry pretence problem pun queering quotation realism reification restlessness rhyme rhythm saturation scale secrets sentence shadow sheltering side effects solitude sonnet story style suspense synchronic taste temporality text threshold thrown time translation uncanny wonder

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