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| A brief and concise statement that expresses an observarion or opinion |
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| An exclamation addressing some abstract idea or person as if it were alive and present |
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| A recurring image, figure, or situation in literature that is thought to have a universal meaning |
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| A witty remark or clever observation |
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| A literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects |
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| In poetry, a pause within a line which is indicated by the symbol I I in scansion. A caesura generally occurs near the middle of the line, but the positioning can often vary |
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| When a poem or play reenacts an archetypal pattern of guilt and atonement and, in so doing, recreate those emotions in the audience |
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| A literary scheme in which the author introduces words or concepts in a particular order, then later repeats those terms or similar ones in reversed or backwards order |
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| An extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs a poetic passage or entire poem |
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| A form of discourse that explains, defines, and interprets. The word is also applied to the beginning portion of a plot in which background information about the characters and situation is set forth |
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| The language, dialect, or style of speaking peculiar to a people or the constructions or expressions of one language whose structure is not matched in another language. Idioms often possess a meaning other than their grammatical or logical ones and cannot be directly translated into another language |
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| A composition in verse of prose presenting an idealized story of happy innocence |
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| The use of changing vocal pitches and patterns to conyet personal attitude |
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