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| a reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place or thing |
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| the device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. |
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| refers to the multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage |
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| the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses |
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| the word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun |
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| the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences |
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| like chiasmus, is a sentence in which the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first. |
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| a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle |
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| a form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate as if animate. |
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| a deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of relates clauses. |
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| the use of slang or informalities in speech and writing. not generally acceptable for formal writing, colloquialisms give a work a conversational, familiar tone. include local or regional dialects. |
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| is a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects |
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| a type of balance in which the second part is balanced against the first but with parts reversed. |
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| refers to the author's word choice, especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness. |
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| instructiveness in a literary work, one of the purposes of which appears to be to give guidance, particularly in moral, ethical, or religious matters. |
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| comes from the greek word for "good speech." More agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept |
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| a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently or throughout a work |
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| refers to any serious talk, speech, or lecture involving moral and spiritual advice |
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| a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. |
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| an expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of the individual words |
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| is an emotionally violent, verbal denunciation or attack using strong, abusive language |
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| the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is meant- what appears to be and what is actually true |
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| a type of sentence in which the main idea, or independent clause, comes first, followed by dependent grammatical nits such as phrases and clauses. |
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| of or relating to the transcendent or to a reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses |
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| a figure of speech in which the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. |
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| a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the form of words |
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| a figure of speech wherein he author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox |
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| a statement that appears to be self- contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity |
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| describes the grammatical or rhetorical framing of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs to give structural similarity |
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| a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule |
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| a sentence that presents its central meaning in a main clause at the end. |
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| an adjective used to describe words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish |
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| the deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis- to highlight a quantity or mass of detail or to create a flowing, continuous sentence pattern |
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| the predicate of the sentence which modifies, or describes, the subject |
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| a noun or group of nouns that renames the subject |
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| refers to fiction and nonfiction, and is written in ordinary language and most closely resemble everyday speech |
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| the duplication, either exact or approximate, or any element of language, whether that be sounds, words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or grammatical pattern |
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| a work that targets human follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. |
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| the branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological development, their connotations, and their relation to one another |
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| a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion |
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| dialogue in which the endings and beginnings of each line echo each other, taking on a new meaning with each line. |
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| a figure of speech by which a more inclusive term is used for a less inclusive term |
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| the term used in modern language that describes intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights a reader. |
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| the use of a verb that has two different meanings with objects that complement both meanings |
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