Literary Terms Review

A comparison or analogy stated in such a way as to imply that one object is another one, figuratively speaking.

In an essay, a thesis is an argument, either overt or implicit, that a writer develops and supports. 

Using contradiction in a manner that oddly makes sense on a deeper level, to reveal a deeper truth through contradiction

is a trope in which accidental events occur that seem oddly appropriate

the act of ostensibly saying one thing but meaning another.

Allegory in which existence is being trapped in ignorance. The purpose of education becomes freeing imprisoned people.

(1) In literature, a feeling, emotional state, or disposition of mind—especially the predominating atmosphere or tone

involves a situation in which the reader knows something about present or future circumstances that characters don't

The minimal, strict definition of a word as found in a dictionary, disregarding any history or emotion.

A critique of what the author sees as dangerous religious, political, moral, or social standards.

The term loosely describes any writing in verse or prose that has a double meaning.

The extra tinge of meaning each word carries beyond the minimal, strict definition found in a dictionary.

The freedom of a poet or other literary writer to depart from the norms of common discourse, literal reality, or history

The choice of a particular word as opposed to others. 

An analogy or comparison implied by using an adverbial preposition such as like or as

MLA

A casual reference in literature to a person, place, event, or other literature, often without identification

A word, place, character, or object that means something beyond what it is on a literal level.

A brief restatement in one's own words of all or part of a literary or critical work

The way a story gets told and who tells it.

Using contradiction in a manner that oddly makes sense on a deeper level. Example: jumbo shrimp

Suggesting, hinting, indicating, or showing what will occur later in a narrative.

The author's words and the characteristic way that writer uses language to achieve certain effects.

A central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work. 

trope in which a speaker makes a statement in which its actual meaning differs sharply from the actual meaning