Alliteration-Theme

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

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

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

A recurring feature, such as a name, image, or phrase, in a work of literature

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things which are basically dissimilar

The art of using language for persuasion

A reference to a person, place, event, or literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize

A writer's characteristic way of writing, determined by the choice of words, arrangement of words in sentences, and the relationship of the sentences to one another

The analysis of verse in terms of meter

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

A break or pause in a line of poetry, which contributes to the rhythm of the poem

A struggle between two opposing forces or characters in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem.

The repetition of similar vowel sounds, especially in poetry

The general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to convey in a literary work

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

A figure of speech comparing two essentially unlike things using like or as

The most common verse line in English and American history

The vantage point from which a narrative is told

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

The repetition of similar sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words

The use of phrases, causes, or sentences that are similar or complementary in structure or meaning

A generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

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

A contrast or an incongruity between what is stated and what is meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually happens

Verse written in unrhymed iambic pentameter