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| A story in which characters, actions, settings are a representation of something beyond themselves |
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| Repitition of an initial constinant sound |
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| A casual reference to an literary work or historical event |
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| Comparing two unlike objects to explain something else |
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| Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence |
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| A concise and often witty statement of wisdom. (ex, Children should be seen and not heard) |
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| When the writer addresses an abstract quality as another person (ex, "O, Fortuna") |
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| Inverted, criss-cross parallel structure (ABBA format)(ex, Mean what you say, and say what you mean) |
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| An elaborate or unusual comparison |
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| Three dots used to omit words |
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| A brief motto or quotation at the beginning of a book to suggest its theme |
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| Substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensive |
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| Presentation of hints or clues that will tip off the reader about later events |
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| An intentional exaggeration |
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| Use of words to convey opposite of their literal meaning |
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| intended meaning differs from statement |
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| What happens differs from expectation |
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| When the audience knows more than the characters |
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| Understatement, opposite of hyperbole |
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| A comparison not using "like" or "as" |
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| When a word or phrase is substituted (wheels = car; lend a hand = help) |
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| A newly coined word, expression, usage (ex, Staycation) |
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| An argument which fails because it "does not follow" |
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| Words that mimic sounds (ex, Hiss, Meow, Grr) |
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| When contradictory words appear next to each other (ex, Act naturally) |
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| When a word, phrase, sentence is the same forward and backward (ex, Racecar) |
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| starting in the middle of a story |
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| A short story that illustrates a lesson |
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| A statement that appears to contradict itself. (ex, "War is Peace") |
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| Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, causes |
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| Figure of speech in which non-human objects are given human qualitites |
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| A question asked for effect with no answer expected |
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| When two unlike things are compared using "like" or "as" |
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| A noun that represents something other than itself |
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| When a part is used to represent the whole, the whole for a part. (ex, 9/11) |
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| When a situation is made to seem less important or serious than it is. |
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| A sentance that can be taken multiple ways. "French History Teacher." |
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| A word that can be interperted in different ways. "I'm going to give you the boot." |
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| Point is made at the beginning of a sentance |
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| When something happens for a bizarre reason |
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| Protagonist who has negative qualities |
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| Meaning ascribed to a word |
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| Dictionary definition of a word |
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| Repitition of a constinant sound in a word |
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| Preachy, trying to preach |
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| Putting an extra vowel between two constanents. (Ath-a-lete, Chim-en-ey) |
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| A common theme often seen in literature |
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| Saying the opposite of what has been stated |
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| When one makes an assertion when seeming to deny or suppres it. |
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| Creating humor from something not funny. (Catch-22) |
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| Crude, something in bad taste, finding humor in the grotesque |
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| When the reader deeply connects with a character to release emotions |
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| Opposite of a utopia (1984) |
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| A story broken down into episodes |
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| Appealing to a reader's ethics |
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| Appealing to a reader's emotions |
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| Appealing to a reader's logic |
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| An explanation or critical interpertation of a text |
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| A character who acts as a spotlight for another character |
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| A character that is moved to a distorted level (a characture; Edgar Allen Poe) |
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| A message that has a moral |
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| Extreme Arrogance, leads character to believe he or she is godlike |
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| Leaving out a character or sylable from a word |
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| A call to a diety for a blessing or help |
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| Reference to the idea that everything bad happens to a character. (Eeyore) |
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| Bitter, sarcastic satire; almost libel |
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| A threshold; on the edge; in space and time |
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| Repitition of vowel sounds ("Knee Deep") |
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| Recurring theme in a story |
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| Attitude toward subject or audience |
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| The impact the setting has |
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| Song of praise or a song of joy |
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