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| Writer's choice of words to convey meaning |
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| A symbolic narrative; i.e. Piers Plowman |
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| A usually short narrative making a cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like human beings |
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| The accepted dictionary meaning of a word |
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| The study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language |
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| A prose or verse fable or short story in which the characters are beasts that take on human characteristics and it usually has a moral |
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| Any serious speech, discourse, or exhortation, especially on a moral issue |
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| A comparison between two unlike things that carries throughout a literary work |
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| The commonly accepted definition of a word usually brought about by a perceived meaning |
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| `Also called Anglo-Saxon, the English language of A.D. c450-c1150 (Chaucer) |
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| The telling of a story by word of mouth from generation to generation to help preserve a culture |
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| The use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical form |
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| A short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical |
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| A medieval verse tale characterized by comic treatment of themes drawn from life (Canterbury Tales) |
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| Poetic measure; arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses |
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