Form of a metaphor, the meaning of a person, object, or action resides outside the story, the concrete is within the story
What is allegory?
100
"Although volume upon volume is written to prove slavery a very good thing, we never hear of the man who wishes to take the good thing of it by being a slave himself." is an example of what?
What is a complex sentence?
100
A short narrative detailing the particulars of an event
What is anecdote?
100
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go" is an example of what?
What is sarcasm?
100
Informal conversation, it differs in grammar, vocabulary, syntax, imagery, or connotation
What is colloquial expression?
200
Repitition of initial consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
200
The moral of a fable is an example of what?
What is the theme?
200
The force against the protagonist, a person, nature, or the person's psyche
What is the antagonist?
200
"Language is not the frosting, it's the cake" is an example of what?
What is symbolism?
200
A device where being indirect replaces directness to avoid unpleasantness
What is euphemism?
300
An indirect reference, often to another text or an historical event
What is allusion?
300
Referring to a hurriane as a light breeze
What is an understatement?
300
The noun to which the pronoun refers
What is the antecedent?
300
I am hearing the shape of the rain is an example of what literary device?
What is synesthesia?
300
Placement of two things side by side for emphasis
What is juxtaposition?
400
Comparison of two things alike in some respects
What is analogy?
400
"If you wanna know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to" is an example of what?
What is wit?
400
A short witty statement
What is an aphorism?
400
It isnt very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on my brain. This is an example of what?
What is litote?
400
Saying one thing in terms of something else
What is a metaphor?
500
The repitition of words at the beginning of successive clauses
What is anaphora?
500
"Give us this day our daily bread" is an example of what?
What is synecdoche?
500
Leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, and clauses
What is asyndeton?
500
Like father like son is an example of what?
What is parallelism?
500
The substitution of the name of an object with a word closely associated with it