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Allegory

A narrative or description having a second or symbolic meaning beneath the surface one

Anaphora

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

Apostrophe

A figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could reply

Characterization

 writer’s tool that occurs any time the author uses details to teach us about a person. It can be stated directly or indirectly.

Conceit

A figure of speech (usually metaphor, simile, personification, or apostrophe) sustained or developed through a considerable number of lines or through a whole poem 

Connotation

What a word suggests beyond its basic definition; a word’s overtones of meaning

Dynamic Character

a character who undergoes significant internal change throughout the course of a story

Foil Character

a character who contrasts with another character, typically, a character who contrasts with the protagonist, in order to better highlight or differentiate certain qualities of the protagonist

Hyperbole

Intentional exaggeration to achieve a desired effect

Juxtaposition

Positioning opposites next to each other to heighten the contrast

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which an implicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike

Onomatopeia

The use of words that supposedly mimic their meaning in their sound

Personification

A figure of speech in which human attributes are given to an animal, an object, or a concept 

Simile

A figure of speech in which an explicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike. The comparison is made explicit by the use of some such word or phrase as”like” or “as”

Static character

one that doesn't change throughout the telling of the story

Syntax

Word organization and order

Understatement

A figure of speech that consists of saying less than one means, or of saying what one means with less force than the occasion warrants.