The attitude a writer takes towards the subject of a work the characters in it or the audience revealed through diction ,figurative language and organization.

A sentence shorter than five words in length.

A poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of the speaker. A ballad tells a story.

Is a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it.

Does not state explicitly the two terms of the comparison: “I like to see it lap the miles”

Is a metaphor that has been used so often that the comparison is no longer vivid: “The head of the house”, “the seat of the government”, “a knotty problem”.

Is a metaphor that has gotten out of control and mixes its terms so that they are visually or imaginatively incompatible. “The president is a lame duck who is running out of gas.”

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as, than, or resembles.

A sentence shorter than five words in length.

A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole “If you don’t drive properly, you will lose your wheels.” The wheels represent the entire car.

A poem consisting of four lines of a poem that can be considered a unit.

A word, phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated, for effect, several times In a poem.

Sentence structures that are extraordinarily complex and involved. Often difficult for a ready to follow.

In general a story in which a heroic character either dies or comes to some other unhappy end.

A style of writing that portrays the inner workings of a character's mind.

Sentence of three parts of equal importance and length usually three independent clauses.