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| Several parts of a sentence or several sentences are expressed similarly to show that the ideas in the parts or sentences are equal in importance. |
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| Establishes a clear, contrasting relationship between two ideas by joining them together or juxtaposing them in parallel structure. |
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| Reversing the order of repeated words or phrases to intensify the final formulation, to present alternatives, or to show contrast. |
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| A word, phrase, or whole sentence inserted as an aside in the middle of another sentence or double dashes. |
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| A noun or noun substitute placed next to another noun to be described or defined by it. |
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| Similar vowel sounds repeated in successive or approximate words containing different consonants. |
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| Repetition of beginning words, phrases, or clauses for effect. |
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| Counterpart to anaphora because the repetition of the same word(s)comes at the end of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences. |
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| Repeats the last word of one phrase, clause, or sentence at or near the beginning of the next phrase, clause or sentence. |
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| The spot that is most vulnerable, a weakness. |
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| The omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete; a sudden leap from one topic to another. |
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| The use of several conjunctions in close succession, esp. where some might be omitted. |
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| The stating of an issue by claiming not to mention it (as in "We won't discuss his past crimes."). |
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| Word that is derived from the proper name of a real or mythical person or place. |
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| The use of a word to modify or to govern two or more words although its use may be grammatically or logically correct with only one. |
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| Mounting by degrees by words or sentences of increasing weight and in parallel construction with an emphasis on the high point or culmination of an experience or series of events. |
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| Figure of emphasis in which the same word or words both begin and end with a phrase, clause, or sentence; beginning and ending a phrase or clause with the same word(s). |
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| Repetition of the same word in succession. |
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| Figure of omission which normally occurring conjunctions are intentionally omitted in successive phrases or clauses; a string of words not separated by normally occurring conjunctions. |
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| Handsome young man; Aphrodite loved him. |
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| Raising one or more questions and then proceeding to answer them, usually at some length. |
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| Something described by using words that are not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance; does not use like or as. |
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| A comparison of one thing with another, often using like or as. |
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| A figure of speech in which a part is substituted for a whole or a whole for a part, as in 50 heads of cattle for 50 cows (synonym for whole). |
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| A figure of speech in which a thing or concept is not called by its own name, but by the name of something intimately associated with that thing or concept (The suits of Wall Street walked off with our savings). |
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| Metaphorically represents an animal or inanimate object as having human attributes. |
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| Compares two things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea or object by showing how the idea or object is similar to some familiar one. |
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| The use of one part of speech as another part of speech (all that roam the wood/or wing the sky). |
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| The forming of a word by imitating a sound that is associated with the thing being named (buzz, chirp, murmur). |
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| Wild, drunken party or rowdy celebration; from god of wine Bacchus. |
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| A person who continually predicts misfortune but often is not believed; from Greek legends a daughter of Priam cursed by Apollo for not returning his love; he left her with the gift of prophecy but made it so no one believed her. |
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| A very ugly or terrible person, especially a repulsive woman; Medusa, any one or three sisters have snakes for hair and faces so horrible that anyone who looked at them turned to stone. |
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| Overstatement; exaggeration |
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| Strengthening or weakening a statement by denying its opposite (He was no ordinary John Doe). |
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| The substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive word for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant. |
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| An expression of speech that uses words in a non-literal way. |
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| The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. |
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| A literary work holding up human vices or follies to ridicule or scorn in hopes of improving society. |
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| The repetition of the same sounds or kinds of sounds at the beginning of words in close proximity. |
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| Phrase, quotation, or poem set at the beginning of a piece of literature that often implies or connects to the theme of the work. |
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| A story or account of events. |
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| Very strong or of extraordinary power; from Hercules, Hera's glory, the son of Zeus, performed the 12 labors imposed by Hera. |
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| A figure of speech where the speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says. |
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| A plot device in which the audience's or reader's knowledge of events or individuals surpasses that of the characters; the words and actions therefore take on a different meaning for the audience than they do for the play's characters. |
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| A situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what is intended so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected. |
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| The idea that fate, destiny, or a god controls and toys with human hopes and expectations; also, the belief that the universe is so large and man so small that the universe is indifferent to the plight of man, also called irony of fate. |
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| Harsh or bitter derision or irony; a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark. (A tone developed from irony.) |
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| The quality of being pleasing to the ear, esp. through a harmonious combination of words. |
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| Jarring, discordant sounds; dissonance; heard a cacophony of horns during the traffic jam. |
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| A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but, in reality, expresses a possible truth. |
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| A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is. |
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| A being in love with our own self-image; named for Narcissus, a handsome young man despised love. Echo, a nymph who was in love with him, was rejected and decreed, "Let he who loves not others, love himself." Hearing this, he fell in love with his image, while gazing in a pond, and drowned himself trying to capture it. |
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| Attacks vice and error with contempt and indignation; bitter and harsh; it emphasizes criticism more than humor. |
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| Voice is indulgent, amused, tolerant, or witty about human folly; it is often a general comment on the failing of humankind and was known as telling the truth with a smile. |
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| Imitates the characteristic style of an author for comic effect or ridicule; it is imitation through distortion and exaggeration. |
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| Exaggeration of distortion of parts or features in order to produce a ridiculous effect, as in a cartoon. |
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| Violent abuse or accusation; harsh or bitter utterance. |
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| A form of satire in which trivial subjects, characters, and events are treated in the ceremonious manner and elevated language and elaborate devices characteristic of the heroic style. |
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| To present the opposite of the normal order; it can focus on the order of events or on hierarchical order like when a young child makes all the decisions for a family. |
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| Comes from Mars, the Roman god of war. Something associated with war, or someone who is a warrior or warlike. |
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| Comes from Greek myth for a ravenous creature with a women's head/trunk, and a bird's wings and/or claws. A greedy, predatory person, or a scolding/nagging/bad-tempered woman, a shrew. |
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| Comes from Mercury, the Roman messenger of the gods. Someone who is volatile, lively, or relates to the planet Mercury. Could be someone flowing when compared to quicksilver (mercury). Someone who is cranky. |
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| From Greek for mindful/remembering. Process that assists memory or something pertaining to memory. |
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| From Greek roots to deal out justice. The goddess of retribution and vengeance. Something that cannot be overcome or an act of retribution. |
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| A Greek myth and a daughter of Tantalus who was turned to stone by Artemis and Apollo for boasting about her children, but continued to weep. Niobe is a grieving women. |
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| Zeus gave the box to Pandora and told her not to open it, she did and all the world's problems came out. It is a source of extensive but unseen problems. |
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| A mythical, fire-bird that dies but rises out of the ashes. It can be an emblem of immortality or hope, a beautiful thing, or something being restored after suffering a calamity. |
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| Greek titan who taught mankind about fire then Zeus chained him to a rock where a vulture would prey on his liver everyday. Something that is creative, boldly original, or resembles the titan in spirit or action. |
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| A Greek goddess loved by Cupid who personified the soul. The human soul, psychological structure of a person, or the universal consciousness. |
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