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Allegory
The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.
Alliteration
The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in two or more neighboring words.
Allusion
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known.
Ambiguity
The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.
Analogy
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.
Anaphora
A device of repetition in which the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines
Anecdote
A short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting episode or event.
Antecedent
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun.
Antithesis
Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed.
Aphorism
A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.
Apostrophe
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction.
Asyndeton
Consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses.
Atmosphere
The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work.
Chiasmus
A figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in syntax, but reverse the order of the analogous words.
Clause
A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb.
Colloquial/colloquialism
The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing.
Coherence
A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole may be immediately clear and intelligible.
Conceit
A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.
Connotation
The nonliteral, associative meaning of a word.
Denotation
The strict, literal, dictionary definition of a word.
