a reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar.

a special kind of novel that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its main character, from his or her youth to adulthood.

is a figure of speech in which a word, usually a verb or an adjective, applies to more than one noun, blending together grammatically and logically different ideas.

is a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to signify the whole, or vice-versa.

is a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to signify the whole, or vice-versa by placing two entities side by side to create dramatic or ironic contrast.

is a statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense.

is a rhetorical device that features the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses.

is an emotional discharge through which one can achieve a state of moral or spiritual renewal, or achieve a state of liberation from anxiety and stress. It is used for the cleansing of emotions of the characters.

is a narration or description in which events, actions, characters, settings or objects represent specific abstractions or ideas; the meaning behind the surface narrative has even greater value as a literary work.

is a poetic phrase or speech made by a character that is addressed to a subject that is not literally present in the literary work. The subject may be dead, absent, an inanimate object, or even an abstract idea

refers to a technique adopted by writers to present ideas, characters, or places in such a manner that they appeal to more than one sense, like hearing, sight, smell, and touch at a given time.

a literary device that refers to the linguistic choices made by a writer to convey an idea or point of view, or tell a story, in an effective way.

a literary device that reflects the writer’s attitude toward the subject matter or audience of a literary work.

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

a figure of speech in which one object or idea takes the place of another with which it has a close association.

is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two non-similar things. As a literary device, metaphor creates implicit comparisons without the express use of “like” or “as.”

is an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work.

is a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect.

It is a stylistic device used in literature and poetry to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases, and in the sentence, yet maintain grammatical accuracy.