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| The representation of ideas or moral principles by means of symbolic characters, events, or objects |
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| The repetition of a constant sound |
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| A type of figurative language that makes a comparison using “like” or “as" |
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| A type of figurative language that makes a comparison but does not use “like” or “as” |
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| A type of figurative language that applies human qualities to objects, ideas, or animals |
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| A type of figurative language that makes and overstatement for the purpose of emphasis |
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| A type of figurative language in which words sound like the things they name. |
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| Insertion of a scene or event that took place in the past, often appearing as a memory |
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| The suggestion or hint of events to come later in a literary work |
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| The use of descriptive words phrases to create vivid mental pictures in the minds of the reader, often appealing to sight, sound, taste or smell |
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| A situation or event that is the opposite of what is or might be expected. |
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| The expression of an attitude or intention that is the opposite of what is actually meant. |
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| Repeating a word or group of words for emphasis or effect |
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| A question asked only for effect or to make a statement, but not to get an answer |
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| A symbol is something that stands for something larger that itself. |
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| Refers to the creation and development of characters, the people who carry on the action in a literary work |
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| The time and place in which events occur |
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| The sequence of events that take place |
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| The word choice of the author |
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| The attitude of viewpoint that an author shows toward his or her subject |
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| The atmosphere or feeling of a literary work |
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| The perspective from which a story is told |
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| How the parts of a literary wok are organized and arranged |
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