A recurring symbol, character, landscape, or event found in myth and literature across different cultures and eras (hero, journey to the underworld, creation, etc.)

a central message or insight into life revealed through a literary work

a figure of speech wherein the author groups two apparently contradictory terms. "jumbo shrimp" and "cruel kindness."

The way a story's events are assembled, or the form a poem or play takes

writing that tells a story

the writer reveals information about a character and his personality through that character's thoughts, words, and actions

an overstatement; the act of making something seem greater than it is

the opposite of hyperbole. It Is a kind of irony that deliberately represents something as being much less that it really is. Ex. "I think I can

Comparison of two similar but different things, used to clarify an action or a relationship. Ex: Shells were to ancient cultures as dollar bills are to modern American culture.

From the Greek for "orator," this term describes the principles governing the art of writing effectively, eloquently, and persuasively

an author's choice of words, which combine to help create meaning and tone.

a joke that results from multiple word meanings

repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis