Alliteration - a figure of speech in which consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words, are repeated, Antithesis - refers to the juxtaposition of two opposing elements through the parallel grammatical structure. , Anaphora - rhetorical device that features the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses to emphasize and reinforce meaning, Asyndeton - stylistic device used to intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrases, and in the sentence., Animification - inanimate objects performing actions, Assonance - literary device in which the repetition of similar vowel sounds takes place in two or more words in proximity to each other within a line of poetry, Chiasmus - rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect., Caesura - rhythmical pause in a poetic line or a sentence, Convention - governs the relations of matter and form. Agreement between composer and his audience (can be social and literary), Consonance - literary device that refers to the repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of text., Decorum - related to genres, its rules determine what is proper to each form or genre. Used to avoid inconsistencies, Epic - long narrative poem that treats a single heroic figure and concerns some significan mythic or legendary achievement that is central to the traditions and beliefs of its culture. (oral culture), Epithet - descriptive literary device that describes a place, a thing, or a person in such a way that it helps in making its characteristics more prominent, Euphemism - verbal device for avoiding an unpleasant concept or expression. Fine speech, Foreshadowing - literary device that writers utilize as a means to indicate or hint to readers something that is to follow or appear later in a story. Useful to create suspense and dramatic tension., Genre - established literary form. , Hyperbole - a figure of speech and literary device that creates heightened effect through deliberate exaggeration., Hypallage - figure of speech in which the syntactic relationship between two terms is interchanged,[1] or – more frequently – a modifier is syntactically linked to an item other than the one that it modifies semantically., Hyperbaton - an inversion of the normal order of words, especially for the sake of emphasis, Imagery - literary device that refers to the use of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience or create a picture with words for a reader., Kenning - a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning, Litotes - figure of speech featuring a phrase that utilizes negative wording or terms to express a positive assertion or statement., Motif - an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work., Metonymy - figure of speech in which the name of an object or concept is replaced with a word closely related to or suggested by the original, Metaphor - a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two non-similar things. It creates implicit comparisons without the express use of “like” or “as.”, Oxymoron - figure of speech pairing two words together that are opposing and/or contradictory., Paradox - a statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense., Parallelism - literary device that repeats grammatical elements to emphasize and create memorable phrases., Polysyndeton - stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect., Synecdoche - a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to signify the whole, or vice-versa.,

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