GLOSSARY OF LITERARY TERMS. Prof. Sheinfeld

The following terms are often used in critical works dealing with literature. They are used as well in other disciplines, such as philosophy, psychology, and sociology.

I) Empirical

2) Aesthetics

3) Ideology

4) interpretation

DISTINCTIONS

1) Is there a difference between emotions and feelings?

2) What is the difference between a story and a plot?

3) What is the difference between an existential problem and a social problem in fiction and film?

4) "Fiction" literally means "not true." However, a work of fiction can be said to Embody truth. Explain how that works.