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| An elaborate, detailed comparison written as a simile many lines in length |
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| An inscription on a tomb or tombstone, or a Verse written on the occasion of a person's death. Epitaphs may be serious or humorous. |
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| In literary criticism, the effect of language in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated. |
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| The conflict in a work of fiction is the issue to be resolved in the story. It usually occurs between two characters, the protagonist and the antagonist, or between the protagonist and society or the protagonist and himself or herself. |
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| A device that allows the writer to present events that happened before the time of the current narration or the current events in the fiction. Flashback techniques include memories, dreams, stories of the past told by characters, or even authorial sovereignty. |
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| A reference to a familiar literary or historical person or event, used to make an idea more easily understood. |
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| A figure of speech that expresses an idea through the image of another object. Metaphors suggest the essence of the first object by identifying it with certain qualities of the second object. |
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| A Latin term meaning "in the middle of things." It refers to the technique of beginning a story at its midpoint and then using various flashback devices to reveal previous action. |
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| The central character of a story who serves as a focus for its themes and incidents and as the principal rationale for its development. The protagonist is sometimes referred to in discussions of modern literature as the hero or anti-hero. |
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| Antagonist: The major characterin a narrativeor dramawho works against the heroor protagonist. |
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| a person or thing that is (or is assumed to be) the same as all others of its type. |
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| The principal sympathetic character (male or female) in a literary work. Heroes and heroines typically exhibit admirable traits: idealism, courage, and integrity, |
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| The array of images in a literary work. Also, figurative language. |
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| A figure of speech that gives human qualities to abstract ideas, animals, and inanimate objects. |
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| used to describe an original pattern or model from which all other things of the same kind are made. |
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| used to describe an original pattern or model from which all other things of the same kind are made. |
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| A poetic device where the first consonant sounds or any vowel sounds in words or syllables are repeated. |
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| In literary criticism, deliberate exaggeration used to achieve an effect. |
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| A narrativetechnique in which characters representing things or abstract ideas are used to convey a message or teach a lesson. Allegory is typically used to teach moral, ethical, or religious lessons but is sometimes used for satiric or political purposes. |
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