ENG 11 Literary Terms pt 1

A resonant figure of mythic importance found in diverse cultures and different historical periods

An author's use of vivid descriptions that envoke sense-impressions

The primary character in a text

Exaggerated language, description, or speech that is not meant to be taken literally, but is used for emphasis

When a text references to an earlier piece of literature, art, historical figure, etc.

A style of writing that mocks, ridicules, or pokes fun in order to challenge something

A figure of speech that compares two people, objects, elements, or concepts using "like" or "as"

The repetition of the same sound

An object or element incorporated into a narrative to represent another concept

The way individual characters are represented by the narrator