Story
a person in a novel, play, or movie
Character
literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm; poems collectively or as a genre of literature.
Poetry
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Personification
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Satire
the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.
Structure
the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
Setting
writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme.
Verse
a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
Conflct
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Irony
resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument.
Opposition
be a warning or indication of (a future event)
Foreshadowing
a division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit
Stanza
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Metaphor
a very typical example of a certain person or thing.
Archetype
an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances.
Drama
the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
Plot
without the line breaks associated with poetry. However, it makes use of poetic devices such as fragmentation, compression, repetition, rhyme, metaphor, and figures of speech.
Prose
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Imagery
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Allegory
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
Analogy
an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature.
Theme
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Alliteration
an artistic and poetic movement or style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of mind. It originated in late 19th century France and Belgium, with important figures including Mallarmé, Maeterlinck, Verlaine, Rimbaud, and Redon.
Symbolism
a short story that tells a moral truth, often using animals as characters:
Fable
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Oxymoron