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

a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.

the parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning.

a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

an ordinary individual with whom the audience or reader is supposed to be able to identify easily and who is often placed in extraordinary circumstances.

figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful. Figures of speech such as metaphors, similes, and allusions go beyond the literal meanings of the words to give readers new insights.

a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist.

a character or characters that oppose the story’s main character, who is known as the protagonist.

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

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

a literary or rhetorical device that appeals to or invokes the reader’s or listener’s emotions through the repetition of words or phrases in quick succession, as in “Threaten me all you want, I won’t do it. I won’t! I won’t! I won’t!”

indirect reference that is made to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural. literary, or political importance.

When such a reference is made in literature, it’s like a little shout-out to these other figures or events from popular culture, and they’re never thrown in by accident.

a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.

a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words

visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter. Ex. Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery

contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true. There are many forms of it featured in literature.

a literary device in which a line of poetry carries its idea or thought over to the next line without a grammatical pause or syntactical break.

literally means “opposite,” is a rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect.

a literary device in which a consonant sound is repeated in words that are in close proximity.

a literary device that is used step-by-step in literature to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story.

a word or phrase that is used in a non-literal way to create an effect.

a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

a literary device that reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds.

a literary device in which the repetition of similar vowel sounds takes place in two or more words in proximity to each other within a line of poetry or prose. _______________ is most often refers to the repetition of internal vowel sounds in words that do not end the same.

a literary genre that portrays the experiences of all these events occurring in the life of a person, mostly in a chronological order.

a boldly overstated or exaggerated claim or statement that adds emphasis without the intention of being literally true.

Storytellers use this irony as a useful plot device for creating situations in which the audience knows more about the situations, the causes of conflicts, and their resolutions before the leading characters or actors.

in literary terms, occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead. Thus, something entirely different happens from what the audience may be expecting, or the final outcome is opposite to what the audience is expecting

common in everyday speech, plays, novels, and poetry, and usually occurs in the form of sarcasm. It depends upon timing and suitable circumstances to achieve its effect.

use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing. These expressions tend to sneak in as writers, being part of a society, are influenced by the way people speak in that society.