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| A story that has a deeper or more general meaning in addition to its surface meaning. |
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| An indirect reference to some piece of knowledge not actually mentioned. Allusions usually come from a body of information that the author presumes the reader will know. |
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| Verse written in Iambic Pentameter without rhyme. |
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| A much used expression that has lost its freshness and descriptive power. |
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| Languages that are no longer spoken, such as Latin, ancient Greek, and Sanskrit. |
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| A stage direction indicating that two or more actors leave the stage. Latin for "They go out." |
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| An agreeable word or expression substituted for one that is potentially offensive, often having to do with bodily functions, sex, or death. |
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| An exaggerated, extravagant expression. |
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| In the middle of the action. Epics often begin in medias res. Latin for "in the middle of things". |
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| A special language belonging exclusively to a group, often a profession. |
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