sentence which uses a conjunction with NO commas to separate the items in a series. Instead of X, Y, and Z... results in X and Y and Z...

a statement that says less than what is meant.

Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row. This is a deliberate form of repetition and helps make the writer’s point

a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect.

a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole.

a typical character, an action or a situation that seems to represent such universal patterns of human nature.

the appearance of being real or true

the intellectual fashion or dominant school of thought that typifies and influences the culture of a particular period in time

figure of speech where a word applies to multiple parts of the sentence

A character who acts as contrast to another character

a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase

a god or any artificial or improbable device introduced into a story to resolve the entanglements of the plot

Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples

a type of rhetorical balance in which the second part is syntactically balanced against the first, but with the parts reversed

reference to something in history, literature, or religion

a word or phrase used everyday in plain and relaxed speech, but rarely found in formal writing

a state of uncertainty, anticipation, and curiosity as to the outcome of a story or play, or any kind of narrative