Duplicate of Kissire_Lit Devices

a short statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct

device of repetition in which same expression is repeated at the end of two or more lines

The quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words

an elaborate metaphor comparing two things that are startlingly different

form of fiction or nonfiction that teaches a specific lesson or moral

a character asking a god or goddess for inspiration

cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle

calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a personified thing or idea

a style of writing that portrays the inner (often chaotic) workings of a character's mind

a deliberate repetition of word or phrase at beginning of sentences to make point more coherent

word or phrase in used in everyday conversation but is inappropriate for formal situations

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

in poetry, the 2nd part is syntactically balanced against the 1st, but in reverse order

commas used without conjunction to separate a series of words, emphasizing the parts equally

story in which characters, settings, and events stand for abstract ideas or qualities

a brief saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way

in prose, the 2nd part is syntactically balanced against the 1st, but in reverse order

Figure of speech in which something is referred to by something else closely associated with it

a recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object, or situation used throughout a work

inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence

 technique in which conjunctions are used repeatedly in succession, often with no commas

a statement that appears self-contradictory, but that reveals a kind of truth

A 20th century term used to describe poetry that uses intimate material from the poet's life

a character who acts as a contrast to another character; often a villain contrasting the hero