The Anatomy of Literature

accented syllables acter action appear artist attitude audience ballad cæsura called char character characteristic climax comedy comedy of situation couplet creative literature dénouement devices discussion drama E. E. Cummings elegy elements emotional Emperor Jones emphasis English verse epic episodes essay example exposition expression fiction free verse human humorous iambic pentameter illustrated imagery imitation important individual inductive reasoning interpretation kind known light verse lines literary lyrical manner material means mechanical meter method narrative narrator nature nonsense verse normal novel Onomatopoeia play plot poem poet poetic poetry present prose protagonist purpose qualities quatrain reader realism result rhyme rhythm rhythmic romance romanticism satire scene sense sentence setting Shakespeare's situation sonnet sound specific speech stanza syllables technique tempo tercet theatre theme tion tone color tragedy trimeter unaccented syllables unified unity of effect usually vary vers de société Villanelle word writer