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a diary of literary terms

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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 lecturer in English Literature at The Open University in the UK.

Literary terms

allegory alliteration anamorphosis anthropomorphism apostrophe assonance bar bathos beauty beginning burial burrowing cliché completion conceit continuity curiosity depth desire disavowal dramatic irony enjambement excess externality faces fame feet form gathering gaze genre gesture ghosts grammar haiku 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 pretence problem pun queering quotation realism reification restlessness rhyme rhythm saturation secrets sentence shadow sheltering side effects solitude sonnet story style suspense synchronic taste temporality text thrown time translation uncanny wonder

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