M.K. Bhavnagar University Dept. Of EnglishNAME: Trivedi Disha HiteshbhaiROLL NO: 40M.A SEM-1 BATCH OF YEAR: 2015-17Paper No: 3 (Literary theory and criticism)Topic: Define Literary Terms Submitted to: M.K..B.U.Department of English

Diction: Diction is the choice of language used by the speaker or writer. selection and arrangement of words in speech and writing.

Students used a “Diction” in class, at home, at work with friend.

Dryden early used the word ‘Diction’ when he said, there appears in every part of Horace's diction or (to speak English) in all his expressions. A kind of Nobel and bold parity.

Example: To a friend,“A screw-up”

To a child, “A mistake”

Literary terms

Plot / Conflict :Plot is the struggle found in fiction plot may be

internal external is best seen in 1) Man in conflict with another man. 2) Man in conflict with in nature.

Plot is also narrative of events, the emphasis falling on causality.

Example: “The king child and then the queen child”

is a story“The king child and then the queen child of grief”is a plot.

Tragedy:

Definition of tragedy…Tragedy is kind of drama that presents a serious

subject matter about human suffering and corresponding terrible events in a dignified manner.

According to Aristotle definition of tragedy.The tragic effect will be stronger if the hero is

“better than we are” in that he is higher than ordinary moral worth.

In English literature we have many e.g., like,,..“Hamlet” By William Shakespeare,“Doctor Faustus” By Christopher Marlowe,“The White devil” By john Webster…

Tragic Hero:

 A tragic hero has the potential for greatness but is doomed to fail. He is trapped in a situation where he cannot win. He makes some sort of tragic flaw, and this causes his fall from greatness. Even though he is a fallen hero, he still wins a moral victory, and his spirit lives on.

 TRAGIC HEROES ARE: BORN INTO NOBILITY: RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN FATE, MEET A TRAGIC DEATH,FOR ALL TRAGIC HEROES  THE AUDIENCE IS

AFFECTED BY PITY and/or FEAR.

Catharsis:

Definition of Catharsis: Catharsis is a figure of speech in which writers use mixed metaphors in an inappropriate way to create rhetorical effect. Often, it is used intentionally to create a unique expression. Catharsis is also known as an exaggerated comparison between two ideas or objects

Features of Catharsis:Mixed metaphors are good examples of catharsis and

writers often use them to create rhetorical effects. They are used to express extreme alienation or heightened emotions. Catharsis is considered as a mistake in language as it may change the meanings of words.

Example :‘I do not ask much:

I beg cold comfort’…

Hamartia:Hamartia is a personal error in a protagonist

personality that brings about his tragic downfall in a tragedy. This defect in a hero’s personality is also know as a ‘Tragic flaw’.

E.g.,,“To be or not to be” that is the question.

Criticism

Theorical criticism

Mimetic criticism

Pragmatic criticism

Practical criticism

Expressionism criticism

Objective criticism