ordinary language, the vernacular

a generalized, abstract paraphrase of the dominant idea or concern of a work

the language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group of people

when a part is used to signify a whole, as in 'All hands on deck!' - hands = sailors

the specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose, or effect

the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences

retrospection, where an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronology of the narrative

a poetic lament upon the death of a particular person, usually ending in consolation

a poem that celebrates, in a continuous narrative, the achievements of mighty heroes and heroines, often concerned with the founding of a nation or developing of a culture

a reference to a literary or historical event, person, or place

a detailed and complex metaphor that extends over a long section of a work; also called a conceit

a play or scene in a play or book that is characterized by broad humor, wild antics, and often slapstick and physical humor

refers to opening a story in the middle of the action, necessitating filling in past details by exposition or flashback; literally, 'in the midst of things'

language that is lofty, dignified, and impersonal

that part of the structure of a plot that sets the scene, introduces and identifies characters, and establishes the situation at the beginning of a story or play

a literary work that uses humor, irony, exaggeration, and/or ridicule to criticize human behavior

the sequential repetition of similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants, usually heard in closely proximate stressed syllables

a distinctive manner of expression expressed through an author's diction, rhythm, imagery, and more

poetry that is characterized by varying line lengths, lack of traditional meter, and non-rhyming lines

a type or class of literature such as epic or narrative or poetry

overstatement characterized by exaggerated language

a comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature; in particular, an extended metaphor within a poem

a recurrent device, formula, or situation that often serves as a signal for the appearance of a character or event

broadly defined, any sensory detail or evocation in a work; more narrowly, the use of figurative language to evoke a feeling, to call to mind an idea, or to describe an object

a situation or statement characterized by a significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant

the repetition of a sequence of two or more consonants, but with a change in the intervening vowels

a feeling or ambiance resulting from the tone of a piece as well as the writer/narrator's attitude and point of view

one thing pictured as if it were something else, suggesting a likeness or analogy between them; an implicit comparison of two unlike things

a prose or poetic narrative in which the characters, behavior, and even the setting demonstrates multiple levels of meaning and significance; often is a universal symbol or personified abstraction

the attitude a literary work takes toward its subject and theme

a textual organization based on sequences of connected events, usually presented in a straightforward, chronological framework

the character who tells the story

what is suggested by a word, apart from what it explicitly describes

also called unlimited focus; a perspective that can be seen from multiple characters

a figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements, sometimes resulting in a humorous image or statement

a short fiction that illustrates an explicit moral lesson through the use of analogy

the practice in literature of attempting to describe nature and life without idealization and with attention to detail

the location of one thing as being adjacent with another; this placement of two items side by side creates a certain effect, reveals an attitude, or accomplishes some purpose of the writer

a brief story or tale told by a character in a piece of literature

the organization or arrangement of the various elements in a work

the use of similar forms in writing for nouns, verbs, phrases, or thoughts; maintains balance and symmetry

the voice or figure of the author who tells and structures the story and who may or may not share the values of the actual author

recurrent designs, patterns of action, character types, themes, or images which are identifiable in a wide range of literature

a repeated stanza or line(s) in a poem or song

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foreshadowing

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to hint at or to present an indication of the future beforehand

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enjambment

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the continuation of a sentence from one line of a poem to the next

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pastoral

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a work that describes the simple life of country folk who live in a timeless, painless life in a world full of beauty, music and love; bucolic, idyll

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ode

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a lyric poem that is somewhat serious in subject and treatment, elevated in style and sometimes uses elaborate stanza structure, which is often patterned in sets of three

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apostrophe

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an address or invocation to something that is inanimate

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denotation

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a direct and specific meaning, often referred to as the dictionary definition of a word

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antagonist

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any force that is in opposition to the main character

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