| Description | Term |
| a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself | |
| opposition, or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction | |
| exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect. | |
| expression of something which is contrary to the intended meaning; the words say one thing but mean another | |
| use of words to imitate natural sounds; accommodation of sound to sense | |
| apparent paradox achieved by the juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one another | |
| an assertion seemingly opposed to common sense, but that may yet have some truth in it | |
| an explicit comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as' | |
| | Description | Term |
| a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature or drama, usually used to bring closure to the work | |
| the repetition of consonant sounds but not vowels | |
| the usage of any object or situation as it was originally made | |
| a unified group of lines in poetry | |
| when one theme or idea or person or whatever is paralleled to another | |
| when one uses a part to represent the whole | |
| giving human qualities to animals or objects | |
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