Which term means "a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person"?

Which term means "a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education, such as a coming-of-age story"?

Which term means "a character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight particular qualities of the other character"?

Which term means "a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true"?

Which term means "the use of similar sounds, esp. vowels, in two or more words, as in 'mellow wedding bells'"?

A student gives a goofy answer in class and the teacher responds, "that's an interesting point of view" as a "sugar-coated" example of...

A word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words: Chunnel (tunnel + channel)

(n.) the appearance of truth

ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g., you won't be sorry, meaning you'll be glad.)

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

a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.

several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect

the author penning the story, poem or prose steps away from the text and speaks out to the reader

a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning, e.g. oar-steed = ship

a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain't broke, don't fix it.”

"That movie was a roller coaster ride of emotions" is an example of this kind of comparison

describes a place, a thing, or a person in such a way that it helps in making its characteristics more prominent than they actually are. Also, it is known as a “by-name,” or “descriptive title.”

“Tyger Tyger, burning bright,

In the forests of the night;”

contains the following kind of rhyme...

a method of narration that describes happenings in the flow of thoughts in the minds of the characters; examples include "Hysteria" and To the Lighthouse