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antimasque

Literature; Literary terms

Antimasque is sa form developed by Ben Jonson and in it the characters are grotesque and unruly, the action ludicrous, the humour broad. The term serves as a foil and is a countertype to the ...

Aestheticism, or the Aesthetic Movement, was a European phenomenon during the latter 19th century that had its chief headquarters in France. In opposition to the dominance of scientific thinking, and ...

allegory

Literature; Literary terms

An allegory is a narrative, whether in prose or in verse, in which the agents and actions, and sometimes the setting as well, are contrived by the author to make coherent sense on the "literal', or ...

antihero

Literature; Literary terms

An antihero is the chief person in a modern novel or play whose character is widely discrepant from that which we associate with the traditional protagonist or hero of a serious literary work. ...

atmosphere

Literature; Literary terms

An atmosphere is the emotional tone pervading a section or the whole of a literary work, which fosters in the reader expectations as to the course of events, whether happy (or more commonly) ...

to hike, to walk, to meander

Literature; Literary terms

moving on foot through a natural environment such as the forest, the beach, the mountains, etc. often related to Wanderlust, the need to be underway, preferably alone or in small groups, or the ...

nature

Literature; Literary terms

Nature is the friend and confidante of the poet. Only in nature does he feel "at home" and free to express his inner feelings and passions. Nature reflects the state of mind of the poet through the ...