Irony | Literary Term – Meaning and Example
CLICK HERE TO SEE LITERARY NOTES ON THE OTHER LITERARY TERMS. Tragedy Comedy Aestheticism Myth Chorus Lyrical Ballad Problem Play Pathetic Fallacy Motif IRONY LITERARY DEVICE The term irony…
Background To Poetics by Aristotle
BACKGROUND TO POETICS Aristotle's "Poetics" can be considered the first attempt to defend poetry and performing art in the history of criticism. Aristotle wrote "Poetics" in response to Plato's charges…
Myth literary term
MYTH In ancient Greece, the term "Mythos" signified any story or plot, whether true or false. Today, a myth is one story in mythology - a system of hereditary…