Literary and Rhetorical Terms

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Anecdote

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A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

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Allegory

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A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

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Allusion

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An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

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Anaphora

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

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Antithesis

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A contrast or opposition between two things.

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Connotation

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An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

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Denotation

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The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

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Counterargument

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An argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.

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Figurative Language

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

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Simile

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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.