75 Literary terms,elements,devices

the step by step process where the author introduces and then describes a character

playing around with words that the meaning implied by a sentence or word is actually different

literary genre that features animals legendary creatures, plants…..

long narrative poem related to heroic deeds of a person

repletion of sounds in quick succession produced by consonants within a sentence

a stanza in a poem that has exactly four lines

the use of dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word.

device where the author places a person, concept, place, idea or the parralel to another

the sequence of events and happenings that make up a story.

reference to a concept person that has served as a prototype of its kind and is original

abstract ideas and principles and described in terms of characters ,figures , and events

practice in literature where the author leaves out conjunctions in the sentence

a stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in a verse

links all aspects of the literary work with one another

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

a foot containing unaccented and shorty syllables

a element, idea, concept, or subject that is constantly present through the body of literature

the use of words or phrases that set the stage for the story to unfold

literary device where words are begin with letters belonging to the same sound group

the language that contains or uses figures of speech

not using the formal word for an subject and instead referring to it by us using the formal

the process of using conjunctions frequently in a sentence, places very close

a statement that may seem contradicting but can be true

whose very sound is very close and sentences are placed together

the way in which words and sentences are placed together.

The manner of which a story is narrated and who tells the story.

type of art, literature ,or music characterized by specific form

the practice of attaching human traits and characteristics with inanimate object

meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes

succinct, didactic story in prose or verse that illustrates one or ore instructive lessons

in a sentence where two separate parts are different from another but are linked together

repetition of sounds produced by vowels within a sentence or phrase

an imitation of a writer ,artist ,subject

the repletion of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines

demonstrates the long and short patterns through stressed and unstressed syllables

literary device that uses a part of something to refer to the whole

series of unfortunate events by which one of the characters undergo several misfortunes

kind of metaphor that compares two very unlike things. They dominate an entire passage or poem

the language used by people of a specific area

author uses specific words and phrases that overemphasize the basic Truax of the statement

a form of verbal irony that mocks, ridicules or expresses contempt

literary device that is defined as the revolution of the issue of a complicated plot in fiction

the voice behind the poem

figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different speech

evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and description

structural framework that underlies the order and manner in which a narrative is presented

a monologue given by a character in a play who is alone on the stage

the use of informal words,phrases,or even slang

used for expressing a resistance the protagonist of the story finds in achieving his aims

figure of speech sometimes represented by an exclamation

the opposing force that brings conflict in the development of the protagonist

one unit or group of lines, which form one particular fraction in poetry

repetition of the same or similar sounds in two or more words

the author refrencing a place,event,literary work

the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative , novel , or any other story.

when a character or narrator through whom the author speaks in a literary work

the writer employs two sentences of contrasting meanings in close proximity to one another

the perspective attitude that the author adapts with regards to a specific character

one who tells the story

a line of poetry consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables

a significant moment when something begins to change . the point of highest tension and drama

use of specific phrases and words in a particular situation

to identify and establish the time, place and mood of the events of the story

can help craft a story or steer an audience to a certain perspective

the distinctive tone or tenor of an author writings

A literary device in which parts of the sentence are grammatically the same

figures of rhetoric speech that use an understated statement of an affirmative

narrative that begins somewhere in the middle that usually at some crucial point in the action

a picture or imitation of a person

A literary device that can be defined as having two successive rhyming lines in a verse

contrasting concepts placed together in a manner that ends up making sense in a strange manner

literary technique that is lyrical in nature

a person or object that has served as a prototype of its kind

the practice of making fun of a human weakness or character flaw

when the author metal images or uses words and phrases to create mental images