Rhetoric

-language that is intended to influence people and that may not be honest or reasonable

-the art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a way to persuade or influence people

Style

a particularway in which something is done, created, or performed

Fiction

Written stories about people and events that are not real : literature that tells stories which are imagined by the writer

Nonfiction

Writing about facts and events

Essay

A short literary composition on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author.

Short Story

A short piece of prose fiction, having few characters and aiming at unity of effect.

Novel

A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters.

Poem

 A verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way, characterized by the use of language chosen for its sound and suggestive power and by the use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme.

Narrative Poem

Is a form of poetry which tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well; the entire story is usually written in metred verse

Lyric Poem

typically express personal or emotional feelings and is traditionally the home of the present tense

Sonnet

Poetic form which originated in Italy.

Rhythm

generally means a movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions

Rhyme

repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, most often at the end of lines in poems and songs

Iambic Pentameter

describe the equivalent meters in English accentual syllabic verse

Plot

 The pattern of events or main story in a narrative or drama.