Descriptive language used to create word pictures for the reader (details of sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, or movement)

Comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

Open to more than one interpretation

A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else

Writing or speech that attempts to convince the reader to adopt a particular opinion/course of action

A brief work of fiction

A long work of fiction

A short nonfiction work about a particular subject

Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

Literary work that ridicules the foolishness/faults of individuals, a society, or humanity

Brief story told to entertain/make a point

A type of character or situation that appears in literature throughout history