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| device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. |
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| a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. |
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| the multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. |
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| a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. |
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| from the Greek for "good speech," a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept. |
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| a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work |
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| a person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast. |
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| a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement. |
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| the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant. |
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| words literally state the opposite of speaker's true meaning. |
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| events turn out the opposite of what was expected. |
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| facts or events are unknown to a character but known to the reader or audience or other characters. |
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| an act or instance of placing close together or side by side,esp. for comparison or contrast. |
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| a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity. |
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| from the Greek "changed label", the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. |
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| from the greek for "pointedly foolish," author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox |
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