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| the representation of one thing by another throughout a whole piece . |
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| brief reference to a person , place , event , literary work ( biblical , historical , mythical ) also cinematic |
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| repetition of wordgroud of words at beginning of succesive sentences . |
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| talking about someone not present using thee , thy , thou . |
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| omitting conjunctions between words phrases clauses . opposite of polysyndeton |
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| a pause used for effect "--" |
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| exaggerated flat character |
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| seize the day , common literary motif which subject is urged to make most of the day . |
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| relating events in order in which they happen . |
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| series of elaborate metaphors to develop a concept . |
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| situation in which the protagonist finds himself is sure to improve or grow worse . |
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| literal meaning of a word |
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| end of events , ties together all loose ends and solves everything |
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| a WOAH ending . like super crazy to solve everything "god in machine" |
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| choice of words that determine flavour or tone of style . |
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| omission of word or phrase when easily understood in context . |
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| running on thought from one line to another . SHAKESPEARE |
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| conclusion seperated in time |
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| ending series of sentences in same word . opposite of anaphora . |
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similie - comapre with like as
metaphor - no like as
personification - suggest object is comparable to person . |
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| main incidents occur in the past , but framed in the present . begins with prolouge , goes to past , then returns to present for epilogue . |
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| starting narrative in middle of things |
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perception of clash between appearance and reality .
verbal - saying one thing but meaning opposite
situational - ending is different from intended one
dramatic - audience knows something characters do not |
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| confusion of words that sound similar (humour) used in plays |
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| replacement of an object with another word while changing meaning "nice ride" |
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| frequently recurring element or detail in novel |
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| style that uses many conjunctions (opposite of asyndeton) |
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| introduction section of frame/flashback novel |
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| grouping of lines in a separate unit in poem |
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| name of a part used to represent a whole object "nice wheels" |
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| author' s attitued toward subject and audience |
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| ability of an artistic work to stand indepently as a whole |
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| 'likeliness to truth' makes reader believe events actually happened (like davinci code) |
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| faulty parallelism ( i caught three trout and a cold) |
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