It's all about the story
a story that is used to represent a more general message about real-life (historical) issues and/or events. It is typically an entire book, novel, play, etc.
What is an Allegory?
This happens when an incorrect word is used in place of a word that has a similar sound.
What is malapropism?
when an author makes an indirect reference to a figure, place, event, or idea originating from outside the text.
What is Allusion?
is an interruption in a narrative that depicts events that have already occurred, either before the present time or before the time at which the narration takes place.
What is a flashback?
when a nonhuman figure or other abstract concept or element is given human-like qualities or characteristics
What is Personification?
is a type of metaphor in which an object, idea, character, action, etc., is compared to another thing using the words "as" or "like."
What is a simile?
a combination of two words that, together, express a contradictory meaning
What is an Oxymoron?
is the comparing and contrasting of two or more different (usually opposite) ideas, characters, objects, etc.
What is Juxtaposition?
a series of words or phrases that all (or almost all) start with the same sound
What is Alliteration?
is when a word or phrase is written multiple times, usually for the purpose of emphasis.
What is Repetition?
is a word (or group of words) that represents a sound and actually resembles or imitates the sound it stands for
What is Onomatopoeia?
is when a statement is used to express an opposite meaning than the one literally expressed by it.
What is Irony?
is the use of informal language and slang.
What is Colloquialism?
is when a more mild or indirect word or expression is used in place of another word or phrase that is considered harsh, blunt, vulgar, or unpleasant.
What is an Euphemism?
occurs when there is an (intentional) error in the chronology or timeline of a text.
What is a Anachronism?
is when an author indirectly hints at—through things such as dialogue, description, or characters’ actions—what’s to come later on in the story.
What is foreshadowing?
when ideas, actions, or objects are described in non-literal terms. In short, it’s when an author compares one thing to another.
what is a metaphor?
refers to the use of an object, figure, event, situation, or other idea in a written work to represent something else—typically a broader message or deeper meaning that differs from its literal meaning
What is Symbolism?
is when an author inserts a famous quotation, poem, song, or other short passage or text at the beginning of a larger text (e.g., a book, chapter, etc.).
what is an epigraph?
A type of monologue that is often used in dramas, this is when a character speaks aloud to them self (and to the audience), thereby revealing their inner thoughts and feelings
What is a Soliloquy?
is an exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally by the reader.
What is a Hyperbole?
is a statement that appears illogical or self-contradictory but, upon investigation, might actually be true or plausible
What is a paradox?
a related word or phrase is substituted for the actual thing to which it's referring.
What is a Metonym?
is when an author describes a scene, thing, or idea so that it appeals to our senses (taste, smell, sight, touch, or hearing).
What is imagery?
is a literary device in which part of something is used to represent the whole, or vice versa.
What is a Synecdoche?