Terms and theory 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureGothicA2/A-levelAQA Created by: KathrynCreated on: 29-05-14 11:43 Brevity concise and exact use of words in writing or speech 1 of 11 Allegory Can be revealed to have hidden meaning 2 of 11 Anti hero A main character in a dramatic or narrative work who is characterized by a lack of traditional heroic qualities, such as idealism or courage. 3 of 11 Tragic hero ragic hero evokes both our pity and terror because he is neither good nor thoroughly bad but a mixture of both 4 of 11 magic realism a literary or artistic genre in which realistic narrative and naturalistic technique are combined with surreal elements of dream or fantasy 5 of 11 tactile of or connected with the sense of touch 6 of 11 Auditory relating to the sense of hearing. 7 of 11 gustatory concerned with tasting or the sense of taste 8 of 11 Purple passage an elaborate or excessively ornate passage in a literary composition 9 of 11 The uncanny strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way 10 of 11 anthropomorphic giving animals human attributes 11 of 11
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