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| A story illustrating an idea or a moral principle in which objects take on symbolic meaning. |
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Used for poetic effect. A repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group.
Ex- "I have stood still and stopped the sound feet." |
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| A reference in one literacy work to a character or theme found in another literary work. |
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Brief, pithy, usually concise statement or observation of a doctrine, principle, truth, or sentiment. usually not anonymous.
Ex-"Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." |
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Repetition of the same sound inwords close to eachother.
Ex- "Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done." |
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Any emotional dischrage which brings about a moral or spiritual renewal or welcome relief from tension and anxiety.
Ex- Dimmesdales Final speech/confession. |
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A word or phrase used in an easy, informal style of writing or speaking.
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statement in which there is two or more meanings.
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| comparison or two things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying an unfamiliar or difficult idea or object by showing how they are similar. |
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It is the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of several consecutive sentences to emphasize an image or a concept.
Ex- "We sha'll not flag or fail. We sha'll go on to the end. We sha'll never surrender."
-Winston Churchill |
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A short account (or narrative) of an interesting or amusing incident, often intended to illustrate or support some point.
Ex- A diary entry |
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Person or force which opposes he protagonist in literacy work.
Ex- The cold, in Jack London's To Build a Fire, is the antagonist which defeats the man on the trail. |
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Form of personification that gives human characteristics to non-humans.
Ex- George Orwell's Animal Farm |
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A main character in a dramatic or narrative work who is characterized by a lack of traditional heroic qualities, such as idealism or courage.
Ex- Jay Gatsby of The Great Gatsby |
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A rhetorical term for the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases or clauses.
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