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| a narrative in which the characters, behavior, and even the stetting demonstrate multiple and significance. Often allegory is a universal symbol or personified abstraction, such as Cupid portrayed as a chubby angel with a bow and arrows. |
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| the sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants, usually in closely proximate stressed syllables. for instance, "she sells sea shells by the sea shore" |
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| a literary, historical, religious, or mythological reference |
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| the regular repetition of the same words or phrases at the beginning of successive phrases of clauses |
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the juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas
ex: "to err is human, to forgive divine" |
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| a concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief |
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| an address or invocation to something inanimate |
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| the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, usually in successive or proximate words |
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a syntactical structure in which conjunctions are omitted in a series, usually producing more rapid prose
ex: veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered) |
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| the sense expressed by the tone of voice or the mood of a piece of writing; the author's feelings towards his or her subject, characters, events, or theme. |
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| an argumentative ploy where the arguer sidesteps the question or conflict, evading or ignoring the real question |
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| that which has been accepted as authentic, such as in canon law |
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| a figure of speech and generally a syntactical structure wherein the order of the terms in the first half of a parallel clause is reversed in the second |
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| in argumentation, an assertion of something as fact |
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| a term identifying the diction of the common, ordinary folks, especially in a specific region or area |
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| a mode of discourse in which two or more things are compared, contrasted, or both |
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| a comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature, in particular an extended metaphor within a poem. |
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| the implied, suggested, or underlying meaning of a word or phrase, opposite of denotation which is the "dictionary definition" of a word |
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| the repetition of two or more consonants with a change in the intervening vowels, such as in pitter-patter, click-clack, etc |
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| an accepted manner, model, or tradition |
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| an assessment or analysis of something, such as a passage of writing, for the purpose of determining what it is, what its limitations are, and how it conforms to the standard of the genre |
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| deductive reasoning (deduction |
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| the method of argument in which specific statements and conclusions are drawn from general principals; movement from the general to the specific, in contrast to inductive reasoning |
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| and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group. |
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| the specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose, or effect. |
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| writing or speech that has an instructive purpose or lesson |
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| a poem or prose work that laments, or meditates upon the deaf of a person or persons. |
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| the repetition of a phrase at the end of successive sentences |
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| writing in praise of a dead person, most often inscribed upon a headstone |
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| a speech or written passage in praise of a person; an oration in honor of a deceased person. elegy laments; eulogy praises. |
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| an indirect, kinder, or less harsh or hurtful way of expressing unpleasant information |
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| writing that explains its own meaning or purpose |
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| a series of comparisons within a piece of writing; if they consistently involve one concept, this is also known as a conceit |
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| figurative language/figure of speech |
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| figurative language has levels of meaning expressed through figures of speech such as personification, metaphor, hyperbole, irony, oxymoron, litote, and others |
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| flashback (retrospection) |
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| an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronology of the narration |
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| type or class of literature, such as epic, narrative, poetry, biography, history |
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| a sermon, but more contemporary uses include any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral or spiritual life. |
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| overstatement characterized by exaggerated language, usually to make a point or draw attention |
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| broadly defined, any sensory detail or evocation in a work; more narrowly, the use of figurative language to evoke a feeling, to call to mind an idea, or to describe an object |
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| inductive reasoning (induction) |
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| the method of reasoning or argument in which general statements and conclusions are drawn from specific principals: movement from specific to general. |
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| a conclusion or proposition arrived at by considering facts, observations, or some other specific data. |
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| the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant |
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| what the author/narrator says is actually the opposite of what is meant |
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| when events end up the opposite of what is expected |
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| in drama and fiction, facts or situations are known to the reader or audience but not to the characters. |
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parallel structure in which the parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure but also in length
ex: many are called, but few are chosen |
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| specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group |
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