A literary device that helps to establish a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas; i.e., life is to death as summer is to winter.

Form of persuasion that appeals to reason instead of emotion to convince an audience to think or act in a certain way.

an emphatic statement; declaration. An assertion supported by evidence becomes an argument.

The repetition of the same vowel sound in a phrase or line of poetry.

something taken for granted; a supposition or hypothesis

the speaker's position on a subject as revealed through his or her tone.

the persons reached by a literary work, or the persons the author intended to reach with said literary work.

a reliable, respected, accepted source of information, advice, etc.; an expert on a subject

Prejudice or predisposition towards one side of a subject or issue.

The use of words and phrases that imply strong, harsh sounds within the phrase and create a disturbing, objectionable atmosphere.

The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.

To quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority; to mention in support, proof, or confirmation.

A statement essentially arguable but used as a primary point to support or prove an argument; the thesis of an argument

A careful reading that is attentive to organization, figurative language, sentence structure, vocabulary, and other literary and structural elements of a text.

The struggle between opposing forces or characters in a story.

An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing, i.e.: bat= evil, vampire

The parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect; the historical, cultural, political, etc. environment in which a work of literature was produced.

A challenge to a position; an opposing argument.

Worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy

The formal or official meaning of a word, separate from any other associations or acquired meanings.

The act of interpreting or discovering the meaning of a text; usually involves close reading and special attention to figurative language.

Information that is true or demonstrable.

Speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning. Speech or writing employing figures of speech.

An expression that strives for literary effect rather than literal meaning.

A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time.

A character that contrasts the distinctive characteristics of another to show emphasis.

Clues in the text about incidents that will occur later in the plot; foreshadowing creates anticipation in the novel.

A word, phrase, or clause that does not form a full sentence.

A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, marked by a distinctive style, form, or content.

A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or comic/dramatic effect.

The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas.

places at least one of the rhymed words within the line.

When one thing should occur, is apparent, or in logical sequence but the opposite actually occurs.

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that originally designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison that does not use like or as.

An atmosphere created by a writer's diction and the details selected.

The person who tells the story is able to tell the thoughts of any character.

The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. "Jumbo shrimp;" "pretty ugly;" "bitter-sweet"

A statement which seems to contradict itself; i.e., His old face was youthful when he heard the news.

The repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures.

A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form.

the series of related events in a story or play, sometimes called the storyline.

The vantage point from which the writer tells the story.

Reason the author is writing, i.e., to inform, entertain, persuade, reflect, or teach

to discredit an argument, particularly a counterargument/ counterclaim

Using a word, phrase, line, or idea over and over again to emphasize a point or create a desired effect.

The repetition of sounds in words, particularly ending sounds.

The act of assigning letters in the alphabet to show the rhyming lines in a poem.

A rise and fall of the voice produced by the alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables in language.

A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit; the goal is to change the behavior/issue. Jonathan Swift and George Orwell are authors known for satire.

the locale or period in which the action of a novel, play, film, etc. takes place. Refers to both place AND time.

A figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as.

A book, article, person, or other resource consulted for information.

A set of two or more lines in a poem, grouped by their arrangement on the page or the subject that they express.

A style of writing that portrays the inner workings of a character's mind.

The particular way in which parts of a written work are combined.

In literature, what a story or play is about; in research, the thing being researched; in grammar, the person, place, thing, or idea that is performing the verb in a sentence.

A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself.

The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work.

the sentence in an essay that clearly explains what the essay is about, typically located at the end of the introductory paragraph.

Reflects how the author feels about the subject matter or the feeling the author wants to instill in the reader.

A drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances.

Any single line of a poetry composition.