style

the way a writer uses language; the writer's voice

imagery 

anything that affects or appeals to the reader's senses 

syntax 

the way in which words, phrases, and sentences are ordered and connected 

diction 

the deliberate choice of a style of language for a desired effect or tone 

tone 

the author's attitude toward the subject; often sets the mood of the piece 

motif 

recurring structures, contrasts, or literary devices that help to develop and inform the text’s major themes

allusion 

a reference in literature or in art to previous literature, history, mythology, or the Bible

anaphora 

the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs

pathos 

the quality of a literary work which appeals to the reader's emotions--like pity, compassion, and symathy 

propaganda 

information, rumors, ideas, and artwork spread deliberately to help or harm another specific group, movement, belief, institution, or government

idiom 

an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, and should not be taken literally

voice 

expression in spoken or written words, or by other means

subordinate clause 

a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb