take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force. Macbeth did this

a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education

poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.

a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.

a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse

a moment of sudden revelation or insight

a story told through letters

refer to objects or events that are available to the senses

refer to ideas or concepts; they have no physical referents (ex. Love, peace, anger)

an act of attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong (having a cell phone in Macbeth)

a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings. (hear and here)

when a speaker breaks off from addressing one party and instead addresses a third party.

an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation, especially as a contrived plot device in a play or novel.

a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel (from ‘motor’ and ‘hotel’) or brunch (from ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’)

a lyric poem which treats a serious subject thoughtfully and emotionally; dignified style and complex metrical pattern

(in poetry) the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa ("The Crown" for a queen or king)

an expression designed to call something (literary work, historical event, person) to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing