| Example | Literary Term |
| What Willy Loman experiences in the restaurant bathroom | |
| Banquo and Macbeth | |
| Romeo and Juliet is this type of drama | |
| Jumbo Shrimp | |
| 'A crooked corner' | |
| Green light in The Great Gatsby | |
| 'Brooding gloom' | |
| '... small green flames, red flames, white flames, pursuing, overtaking, joining, crossing..' | |
| Victor Frankenstein is this because of his behavior and personality changes | |
| 'I'm so tired I could sleep for a year' | |
| 'How y'all doin'?' | |
| As cute as a button | |
| Macbeth's struggles and desires to have power | |
| Solidarity Service in Brave New World | |
| 'We need a pair of hands' | |
| Love at first sight | |
| Eavesdropping in Heart of Darkness | |
| 'The sun set; the dusk fell on the stream, and lights began to appear along the shore' | |
| 'It's just a scratch' when there's a dent in your car | |
| Grendel | |