allusion

a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of 

something, either directly or by implication: an allusion 

toShakespeare.

alliteration

The repetition of the same or similar consonant 

sounds in words that are close together.

characterization

description of character, traits, etc

static character

a literary character who remains basicallyunchanged 

throughout a work

dynamic character

in literature or drama, a character whoundergoes a permanent 

change in outlook orcharacter during the story

connotation

an association or idea suggested by a word or phrase;

implication

irony

an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have 

been, expected.

flat charcter

a literary character whose personality can bedefined by one or 

two traits and does not changein the course of the story

foil

imagery

figurative or descriptive language in a literary work

metaphor

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two 

unlike things without the use of specific words of comparison 

such as like, as, than, or resembles.

personification

the attribution of human characteristics to things, abstract 

ideas, etc, as for literary or artistic effect

rond character

a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, 

andother features are fully delineated by the author.

simile

a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly 

compared, as in “she is like a rose.

something used for or regarded as representing something 

else; a material object representing something, often 

something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign.

theme

an idea or topic expanded in a discourse, discussion, etc

bildungsroman

a type of novel concerned with the education, development, 

andmaturing of a young protagonist.

motif

a distinctive idea, esp a theme elaborated on in a piece of 

music, literature, etc

dialect

the language of a particular district, class, or group of persons.

hyperbole 

obvious and intentional exaggeration.

diction

the choice and use of words in writing or speech

onomatopoeia

the formation of words whose sound is imitative of the sound 

of the noise or action designated, such as hiss, buzz,  and bang

satire

the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing,

denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.

paradox

a self-contradictory and false proposition.