meaning of a greater, often abstract, concept is conveyed with the aid of a more corporeal object
words beginning with letters belonging to the same sound group used in quick succession
a figure of speech whereby the author refers to a place, event, or literary work by way of a passing reference
a literary practice wherein the writer embellishes the sentence by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understandability
jumbling up parts of the word to create a new word
helps to establish a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas
inverting the order of the noun and the adjective in the sentence
a short verbal accounting of a funny, amusing, interesting event or incident
lending a human quality, emotion or ambition to a non-human object or being
placing two sentences of contrasting meanings in close proximity to one another
a concise statement that is made in a matter of fact tone to state a principle or an opinion that is generally understood to be a universal truth
a reference to a concept, a person or an object that has served as a prototype of its kind and is the original idea that has come to be used over and over again
repetition of sounds produced by vowels within a sentence or phrase
deliberately leaving out conjunctions in the sentence, while maintaining the grammatical accuracy of the phrase
the author penning the story, poem or prose steps away from the text and speaks out to the reader
foretelling the future by turning to random portions of the Bible for guidance
the overall growth of the central character throughout the timeline of the story
words having jarring and dissonant sounds that create a disturbing, objectionable atmosphere
creating a fracture of sorts within a sentence where the two separate parts are distinguishable from one another yet intrinsically linked to one another
a figure of speech containing two phrases that are parallel but inverted to each other
exaggeratedly long and complex sentences
associations people make with words that go beyond the literal definition
repetition of sounds in quick succession produced by consonants
the explicit use of the dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word
the incidence where an implausible concept or character is brought into the story in order to make the conflict in the story resolve pleasingly
he distinctive tone or tenor of an author’s writings
a character in the story that is actually a counterfeit or a copy of a genuine character
a form of writing, mostly poetry, wherein the author describes another work of art, usually visual. Often rhetorical in nature and symbolic of a greater meaning.
acts as the afterword once the last chapter is over
added to a person or place’s regular name to attribute some special quality to it
the practice of using a comparatively milder or less abrasive form of a negative description instead of its original, unsympathetic form
the use of phrases and words that are noted for possessing loveliness or melody in the sound they create
another character in a story who contrasts with the main character, usually to highlight one of their attributes
the use of indicative word or phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense
playing with the regular positioning of words and phrases and creating a differently structured sentence to convey the same meaning
exaggerate the basic crux of the statement in order to produce a grander, more noticeable effect
use of words and phrases to create “mental images” for the reader
forming a rhyme in only one lone line of verse
changing the conventional placement of words to attract the reader's attention
playing around with words such that the meaning implied by a sentence or word is actually different from the literal meaning
placing a person, concept, place, idea or theme parallel to another to highlight the contrast between the two
use a twist of words, figure of speech or newly created compound sentence or phrase to refer to a person, object, place, action or idea
an understatement of an affirmative by using a negative description
deliberately misusing words by substituting words with similar sounding words that have different, amusing meanings
a meaning or identity ascribed to one subject by way of another
the practice of substituting the main word with a word that is closely linked to it
the mental and emotional disposition of the author towards the subject, which in turn lends a particular character or atmosphere to the work
the repetition of a specific theme dominating the literary work
Leaving matters open ambiguity to add romanticism and specialty to a concept
a situation of poetic justice wherein the positive characters are rewarded and the negative characters are penalized
words whose very sound is very close to the sound they are meant to depict
use of contradictory, contrasting concepts together in a manner that ends up making sense in a strange, and slightly complex manner
use of concepts or ideas that are contradictory to one another, yet, when placed together hold significant value on several levels
ascribes the human feelings of characters to nonhuman objects, nature or phenomena
the main clause of the sentence and/or its predicate are purposely held off and placed at the end
the use of excessive language and surplus words to convey a meaning that could otherwise be conveyed with fewer words
the practice of attaching human traits and characteristics with inanimate objects, phenomena and animals.
the manner in which a story is narrated or depicted and who it is that tells the story
the process of using conjunctions or connecting words frequently in a sentence, placed very close to one another
joining together two or more words in order to create an entirely new word
a story that usually sets the tone for the main story
a device wherein a word is used in a manner to suggest two or more possible meanings
the order in which particular words rhyme
the practice of making fun of a human weakness or character flaw
drawing parallels or comparisons between two unrelated and dissimilar things
interchanging the first letters of some words in order to create new words or even to create nonsensical words
a single, related chunk of lines in poetry
an uninterrupted and unhindered rendering of a particular character's thinking process
using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning
using a part of something to refer to the whole or vice versa
the depiction of a strong connection, link or bond between the different senses
the base that acts as a foundation for the entire literary piece
the appearance or proximity to being real, or the truth
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