Sarcasm

Sarcasm is "a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter gibe or taunt."

Satire

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Setting

the location and time frame in which the action of a narrative takes place.

Simile

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

slang

a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.

Solilquy

an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play

Sonnet

A sonnet is a poetic form which originated in Italy; the Tuscan humanist, Petrarch, is credited with its invention.

Speaker

a speaker is to a poem what a narrator is to the story; it is the voice of the text. It provides the point of view from which all of the events

Stanza

In poetry, a stanza is a grouped set of lines within a poem, usually set off from other stanzas by a blank line or different indentation

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Stream of consciousness

Stream of consciousness refers to the flow of thoughts in the conscious mind

static character

a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop

Stereotype

 a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

Stock Character

A stock character is a stereotypical fictional character whom audiences readily recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition

Style

Style in literature is the literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words

stylistic technique

In literature and writing, Stylistic Elements are the use of any of a variety of techniques to give an auxiliary meaning, idea, or feeling to the literal or written.

Subjective

The definition of subjective is something that is based on personal opinion. An example of subjective is someone believing purple is the best color

Suspense

a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety

Symbol

 symbol is an object that represents, stands for, or suggests an idea, visual image, belief, action, or material entity

Symbolism

Symbolism is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea.

Tension

mental or emotional strain.

Theme

the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

thesis

your thesis statement will accomplish these goals if you think of the thesis as the answer to the question your paper explores

tONE

Tone is a literary compound of composition, which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work

Tragedy

an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe

Understatement

the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.

voice

Voice is the author's style, the quality that makes his or her writing unique, and which conveys the author's attitude, personality, and character

Wit

Is a form of intelligent humor, the ability to say or write things that are funny and clever.

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