A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

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Atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work.

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The process of relating a sequence of events.

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A statement that is the opposite of an original claim.

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Position, stance, or viewpoint from which something is considered or evaluated.

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Words or phrases that can be recognized or described through
sight, sound, touch, smell, or taste.

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Text structure in which the main ideas are organized into two parts: a problem and a subsequent solution.

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A figure of speech that combines two usually contradictory terms in a compressed paradox, as in the word bittersweet or the phrase living death. 

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Arrangement of words and order of grammatical elements in a sentence.

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Short story from the oral tradition that reflects the mores and beliefs of a particular culture.

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