Literary Terms

A statement that supports a main claim or thesis

Repetition of a certain word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines of writing

Author uses words and phrases to create "mental images"

Attitude a writer has towards the audience or subject

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

the arts or other manifestations of human intellectual Achievements regarded collectively

Description of an object in a way that isn't literally correct, but conveys a powerful message

Comparison of two different things using "like" or "as"

A particular attitude towards or a way of regarding something

A statement that attempts to prove another statement is false

A lesson or idea that a reader takes away from the text

Main struggle between opposing forces

The action of conceding, granting, or yielding something

The format or form a narrator or writer tells their story

word choice an author uses

An object, person, situation, event, or action that represents something else.

A claim opposing the main thesis.

A statement that asserts something to be true

a indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical or cultural significance

Composition or combination of parts or elements to form a whole