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Comparison between two object without using like or as
What is Metaphor
A character who provides a strong contrast to another character
What is Foil
The non-literal, implied, suggested meaning of a word
What is Connotation
Brief story told to entertain or make a point
An elaborate comparison that may extend for several lines. Unlike a normal simile, which draws a comparison to a single, distinct image, an epic simile is longer and more involved.
What is Epic Simile
Fictional tale that describes the actions of gods and heroes, or explains the causes of natural phenomena idea, etc.
What is Myth
Play on words involving two words that sound alike or have different meanings
What is Pun
Reflection of a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject of literary work
What is Tone
A writer's choice of words
Comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections
What is Comic Relief
Figure of speech that directly expresses an absent or imaginary person
What is Apostrophe
A character that undergoes a major transition in character, personality, or perspective over the course of a story
What is Dynamic Character
An unknown narrator, tells the story, but only focuses on the thoughts and feelings of one character
What is Third-person limited point of view
An act or instance of placing together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
What is Juxtaposition
A special kind of novel that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of its main character, from his or her youth to adulthood
What is Bildungsroman
What is Synecdoche
The ordinary form of spoken or written language without metrical structure
What is Prose
Writing that exposed and ridicules the flaws of people in society
What is Satire
What is Didactic
The process of drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence
What is Inference
The mistaken use of a word in a place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect
What is Malapropism
Strict literal dictionary definition of a word
What is Denotation
A short pointed statement that expresses a wise or clever observation about the human experience
What is Aphorism
In poetry, a type of rhetorical balance in which the second part is syntactically balanced against the first, but with the parts reversed
What is Chiasmus