Literary Terms for NBTT

satire

Use of humor, exaggeration, irony, or ridicule to expose or criticize human stupidity or their vices

irony

the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

foreshadowing

hinting at a future event

conflict

a problem between two or more characters

hyperbole

an extreme exaggeration

cliche

an overused phrase

alliteration

a phrase using the same beginning sound for each word

simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"

metaphor

a comparison that does not use "like" or "as"

platitude

overused phrase with moral content

epigraph

a saying or quote at the beginning of a book or chapter that hints at a theme

inference

a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

idiom

a phrase where the meaning is different from the literal translation