Literary Elements

Repetition of consonant sounds.

• allegory
• alliteration
• idiom
• paradox

Narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities.

• alliteration
• paradox
• satire
• allegory

An expression that means something different from the literal meaning of the words.

• sensory details
• repetion
• idiom
• metaphor

A statement that seems to be a contradiction, but actually reveals a truth.

• oxymoron
• paradox
• parody
• satire

a brief story that teaches a lesson about life

• parable
• parody
• allusion
• mood

Ridicules human weakness, vice, or folly to reveal a weakness or bring about social reform.

• parody
• paradox
• allusion
• satire

Reference to a statement, person, place, or event that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or the arts.

• allusion
• satire
• parody
• allegory

Contradictory terms placed together for effect.

• paradox
• oxymoron
• allusion
• satire

Humorous exaggerated imitation of another work written only for amusement.

• parable
• satire
• parody
• allusion

How a writing makes the reader feel.

• allegory
• idiom
• tone
• mood