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personnage

Literature; General literature

A character is a person presented in a dramatic or narrative work, and characterization is the process by which a writer makes that character seem real to the reader. A hero or heroine, often called ...

katharsis

Literature; General literature

Meaning "purgation," catharsis describes the release of the emotions of pity and fear by the audience at the end of a tragedy. In his Poetics, Aristotle discusses the importance of catharsis. The ...

pluk de dag

Literature; General literature

The Latin phrase meaning "seize the day." This is a very common literary theme, especially in lyric poetry, which emphasizes that life is short, time is fleeting, and that one should make the most of ...

canon

Literature; General literature

Those works generally considered by scholars, critics, and teachers to be the most important to read and study, which collectively constitute the "masterpieces" of literature. Since the 1960s, the ...

kakofonie

Literature; General literature

Language that is discordant and difficult to pronounce, such as this line from John Updike’s "Player Piano": "never my numb plunker fumbles." Cacophony ("bad sound") may be unintentional in the ...

archetype

Literature; General literature

Een term die wordt gebruikt om te beschrijven universele symbolen die oproepen van diepe en soms onbewuste reacties in een lezer. In literatuur, tekens, afbeeldingen en thema's die symbolisch ...

antiheld

Literature; General literature

Een hoofdpersoon die het tegenovergestelde van de meeste van de traditionele kenmerken van een held heeft. Hij of zij kan worden verbijsterd, ondoeltreffende, misleid of slechts zielig. Vaak wat ...