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Culture, Media & Critique

by Wordsmith @wordsmith

87 words for reviewing and analysing film, books and media — trope, auteur, diegetic, gravitas and the critic's toolkit.

• trope Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.
• formulaic Closely following a formula or predictable pattern, as:
• franchise The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.
• poignant Sharp-pointed; keen.
• parody A work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony.
• theme A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
• editing An act or instance of something being edited.
• over the top Beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; outrageous.
• absurdist Of, or relating to absurdism.
• pacing The act of moving in paces, or their arrangement or timing.
• symbolism Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities.
• audience surrogate A character who serves to express the questions and confusion of the audience, such as a detective's assistant who asks for clarification regarding how a case was solved.

Definitions from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).