Definition
Synonyms
Examples
Image
100
A literary style used to poke fun at, attack or ridicule an idea, vice, or foible, from irony, which is more subtle
What is Satire
100
Order, pattern, structure, system
What is syntax
100
"The story takes place in a wooded forest, with droopy willow trees that touch the ground" What is the wooded forest in a story?
What is setting
200
The quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpectedness; the power to comment subtly and pointedly on the foibles of the passing scene.
What is Wit
200
Topic, thought, MAIN IDEA
What is theme
200
"cute as a kitten" "Busy as a bee" "life is like a box of chocolates"
What is simile
300
A style of writing in which the author tries to reproduce the random flow of thoughts in the human mind.
What is Stream of Conciousness
300
voice, convey, tonality
What is tone
300
"She has tons of money" "I'd die of embarrassment" "Im so hungry, I could eat a horse" (All types of figurative language)
What is Trope
400
A popular form of verse consisting of fourteen lines and a prescribed rhyme scheme.
What is sonnet
400
lyrics, lines, poetry
What is verse
400
Romeo and Juliet, twilight (Edward and Bella), Titanic (Jack and Rose)
What is romance
400
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500
The act if determining the meter of a poetic line. If the verse doesn't do this, it is irregular.
What is scan
500
analogy, alliteration, image, tone, imagery, irony, parallel (pretty much any type of figure of speech)
What is synecdoche
500
"I kinda stole her shirt" "I may have cheated on that test"
What is versimilitude