Mrs. Webb's Literary Terms List 2

A situation/statement that seems to be contradictory but is true, literally or figuratively.

A work in which the characters, settings, and events stand for ideas beyond themselves.

A character type that recurs frequently in the literature of a culture.

An expression whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words that make it up.

A word or phrase that is so overused that is is virtually meaningless.

A brief account of an interesting story.

Informal language used in everyday conversation but not in formal writing or speech.

A category of type of literature.

A figure of speech in which a non-human item is given human characteristics.

A comparison that shows similarities between two things that are otherwise dissimilar.

Repetition of consonant sounds, @ the end of non-rhyming words, with by different vowel sounds.

The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds, especially in a line of poetry

The use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar grammatical structure.

A writer's choice of words.

The use of bitter or caustic language to point out shortcomings or flaws.

A word, phrase, image, idea, or element repeated in a literary work and related to the theme

The use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes.

Writing that comments, sometimes humorously, on human flaws, social customs, or institutions.

Language used for descriptive effect in order to convey ideas or emotions.

A short, pointed statement that expresses a wise or clever observation about human experience.