The interpretation or analysis of a text
Short tale often featuring nonhuman characters that act as people
Lyric poem that describes an ideal life/place
A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential/creativity
Repetition of vowel sounds
Excessive pride that leads tragic heroes to their death
Comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious or scornful purpose
Poem or prose that laments the dead
Told by a character involved in the story; uses first-person pronouns such as I/we
A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
A forceful sermon, lecture, tirade
Comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things
A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic, metaphorical, or ethical meaning.
In poetry, the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them.
When the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character
The background/events leading to the main purpose of a work of literature
A concise but ingenious, witty, thoughtful statement.
A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea.
An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example