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| using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. |
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| The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words |
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| A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art |
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| The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. |
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| The repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause. |
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| A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. |
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| One of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences. |
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| A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event. |
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| The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. |
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| A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle |
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| A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. |
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| The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described |
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| A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. |
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| The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing. |
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| A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible. |
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| A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. |
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| The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning |
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