The vantage point from which a narrative is told

The art of using language for persuasion

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory ideas or terms

A figure of speech using exaggeration, or overstatement, for special effect

A figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities

A writer's choice of words, particularly for clarity, effectiveness, or precision

The analysis of verse in terms of meter

Any object, person, place, or action that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself, such as a quality, attitude, belief, or value

A kind of writing that holds up to ridicule or contempt the weaknesses and wrongdoings of individuals, groups, institutions, or humanity in general

A generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

The repetition of similar vowel sounds, especially in poetry

The means by which a writer reveals a character's personality