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In literary terms, a conceit is an extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs an entire poem or poetic passage. By juxtaposing images and ideas in surprising ways, a conceit invites the reader into a more sophisticated understanding of an object of comparison. In the Renaissance, the term (which is related to the word concept) indicated any particularly fanciful expression of wit, and was later used pejoratively of outlandish poetic metaphors. ...more on Wikipedia about "Conceit"
The cut-up technique is a aleatory literary technique or genre in which a text is cut up at random and rearranged to create a new text. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cut-up technique"
A dystopia (alternatively, cacotopia, kakotopia or anti-utopia) is usually seen as the antithesis of a utopian society. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dystopia"
Foundational stories are accounts of the development of cities. A foundational story represents the view that the creation of the city is a human achievement. Human control and the removal of wild, uncontrolled nature is underlined. There are two versions of foundational stories: civilization story and degradation story. ...more on Wikipedia about "Foundational story"
The infinite-loop motif is the concept, typically in a song, picture, or story, of the same content being repeated (precisely repeated, and endlessly repeated) at the point that would in most works be the end of that content. (This is in contrast with songs that have a logical, even if seldom-reached, ending point, as with 99 Bottles of Beer.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Infinite-loop motif"
Intertextuality is a relationship between two or more texts that quote from one another, allude to one another, or otherwise connect. In the work of Roland Barthes, intertextuality is the concept that the meaning of an artistic work does not reside in that work, but in the viewers. In the work of Julia Kristeva (who coined the term in 1966), intertextuality suggests the interdependence of texts, the continual deferment of meaning through and between texts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Intertextuality"
Kairosis is the literary affect of fulfillment in time. This affect is normally associated with the epic/ novel genre of literature, and can be understood by the analogy "as catharsis is to the dramatic, so kenosis is to the lyric, so kairosis is to the epic/novel." ...more on Wikipedia about "Kairosis"
Kenosis is a Greek word for emptiness, which is used as a theological term. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kenosis"
In literature, an omniscient narrator is a narrator who appears to know everything about the story being told, including what all the characters are thinking. Stories told by an omniscient narrator are usually narrated in the third person; in other words, no character is referred to as "I" or "you" except in dialogue. In some unusual cases, the reliability and impartiality of the narrator may be in question. An omniscient narrator offers the reader a bird-eye view about the story. ...more on Wikipedia about "Omniscient narrator"
In literature and storytelling, a point of view is the related experience of the narrator — not that of the author. Authors expressly cannot, in fiction, insert or inject their own voice, as this challenges the suspension of disbelief. Texts encourage the reader to identify with the narrator, not with the author. ...more on Wikipedia about "Point of view (literature)"
Authors set a tone in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through words. The way a person feels about an idea, event, or another person can be quickly determined through facial expressions, gestures and in the tone of voice used. In literature an author sets the tone through words. The possible tones are as boundless as the number of possible emotions a human being can have. ...more on Wikipedia about "Setting tone"
Subtext is content of a book, play, film or television series which is not announced explicitly by the characters (or author) but is implicit or becomes something understood by the reader / viewer as the production unfolds. Subtext can also refer to the thoughts and motives of the characters which are only covered in an aside. Subtext can also be used to imply controversial subjects without specifically alienating people from the fiction, often through use of metaphor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Subtext"
In literature (as well as many works of nonfiction), a theme is a main idea of a story, or the message the author is conveying. This message is usually about life, society or human nature. Not all stories have explicit themes (they are optional in escapist fiction). However, some readers would say that, because all stories choose certain areas of life to focus on and deal with, all stories inherently project some kind of outlook on life that can be taken as a theme, regardless of whether or not this is the intent of the author. Analysis of changes in dynamic characters can provide insight into a particular theme. ...more on Wikipedia about "Theme (literature)"
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