(Redirected from Index of literary terms). See also: Glossary of poetry terms, Literary criticism and Literary theory. The following is a list of literary terms; that is, those words used in discussion, classification, criticism, and analysis of poetry, novels, and picture books. 'A short narrative folk song that fixes in the most dramatic story, moving to its conclusion by the means of dialogue and a series of incidences. 1  M. H. Abrams.