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| 9557960305 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. - Finding a good man is like finding a needle in a haystack: As Dusty Springfield knows, finding a small needle in a pile of hay takes a long time, so the task at hand is likely to be hard and tedious. | 0 | |
| 9557964191 | Allegory | A story within a story that is represented with the literal story. Example: "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis is a religious allegory. In it, we find that Aslan the lion represents Christ or God, the White Witch represents evil, and Edmund represents Judas as the betrayer." | 1 | |
| 9557969393 | Allusion | A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art Example: "This place is like a Garden of Eden." The Garden of Eden was the paradise God made for Adam and Eve." | 2 | |
| 9557974040 | Anaphora | Anaphora emphasizes the phrase while adding rhythm to the passage, making it more memorable and enjoyable to read Example: "With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right..." | 3 | |
| 9558020924 | Consonance | It's when the same consonant sound appears repeatedly in a line or sentence, creating a rhythmic effect. Example: "It will creep and beep while you sleep." | 4 | |
| 9558025442 | Hyperbole | Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Example: "She's so dumb, she thinks Taco Bell is a Mexican phone company." | 5 | |
| 9558028129 | Alliteration | The repetition of initial stressed, consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line. Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." | 6 | |
| 9558031095 | Anagrams | A word spelled out by rearranging the letters of another word Example: "The teacher gapes at the mounds of exam pages lying before her." | 7 | |
| 9558036834 | Ballade | An Old French verse form that usually consists of three eight-line stanzas and a four-line envoy, with a rhyme scheme of ababbcbc bcbc. Example: "ABAB" | 8 | |
| 9558040749 | blank verse poetry | written in lines of iambic pentameter, but doesn't use end rhyme | 9 | |
| 13779940542 | Carpe Diem | Literally, "seize the day"; "enjoy life while you can," a common theme in life and literature. Example: Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" and Robert Herrick's "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time. | 10 | |
| 13867418731 | Diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. Example: "Certain writers in the modern day and age use archaic terms such as 'thy', 'thee' and 'wherefore' to imbue a Shakespearean mood to their work." | 11 | |
| 13867428593 | Epithet | An epithet is a literary device that is used as a descriptive device. Ex: ""Alexander the Great"" | 12 | |
| 13867438753 | Foreshadowing | A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader. EX: "He had no idea of the disastrous chain of events to follow". | 13 | |
| 13867451170 | Periodic Structure | a particular placement of sentence elements such as the main clause of the sentence and/or its predicate are purposely held off and placed at the end instead of at the beginning or their conventional positions Ex: Instead of writing, "brokenhearted and forlorn she waited till the end of her days for his return" one may write, "for his return, brokenhearted and forlorn, waited she till the end of her days". | 14 | |
| 13867463865 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa Ex: ""Weary feet in the walk of life", does not refer to the feet actually being tired or painful; it is symbolic of a long, hard struggle through the journey of life and feeling low, tired, unoptimistic and 'the walk of life' does not represent an actual path or distance covered, instead refers to the entire sequence of life events that has made the person tired." | 15 | |
| 13867474088 | doppelganger | It refers to a character in the story that is actually a counterfeit or a copy of a genuine character. Ex: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | 16 | |
| 13867481522 | Asyndeton | Asyndeton refers to a practice in literature whereby the author purposely leaves out conjunctions in the sentence, while maintaining the grammatical accuracy of the phrase. Ex: 1. Read, Write, Learn. 2. Watch, Absorb, Understand. 3. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. | 17 | |
| 13867492027 | Bildungsroman | a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education. Ex: Scarlet O'Hara in Gone With the Wind experiences immense personal growth as she learns the value of friends and hard work under duress, without compromising her own dream | 18 | |
| 13867498073 | bibliomancy | prediction based on a Bible verse or literary passage chosen at random. Ex: The Vedas serve as a tool for bibliomancy to the Hindus while Muslims rely on the Koran. | 19 | |
| 13867502805 | Authorial Intrusion | the author penning the story, poem or prose steps away from the text and speaks out to the reader Ex: This technique was often used to reveal some crucial elements of the story to the reader even though the protagonist might remain mystified within the story for the time being. | 20 | |
| 13867508903 | Anthropomorphism | the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object. Ex: The raging storm brought with it howling winds and fierce lightning as the residents of the village looked up at the angry skies in alarm. | 21 | |
| 13867520260 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant Ex: Friendly fire - This is used by the military when soldiers are accidentally killed by other soldiers on the same side. | 22 | |
| 13867526820 | Kennings | metaphorical phrases or compound words used to name a person, place, things or event indirectly Ex: Battle-sweat = blood Sky-candle = sun Whale-road = ocean Light-of-battle = sword | 23 | |
| 13867534119 | Synesthesia | describing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound") Ex: The Sound of Blue by Hollu Payne which portrays synesthesia with respect to the Romantic ideal. | 24 |
