| Term | Definition |
|---|
| allusion | an indirect reference |
| simile | compares two things with "like" or "as" |
| satire | use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule |
| oxymoron | a rhetorical device in which two seemingly contradictory words are used together |
| denouement | the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, the falling action |
| apostrophe | an addressto someone not present or a personified object or idea |
| hyperbole | obvious and intentional exaggeration |
| malapropism | misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words similar in sound |
| didactic | intended for instruction; inclined to teach; tech or instruct in a commanding way |
| pathos | evoking pity or compassion, emotion |
| romance | feeling of excitement of mystery assoc. with love, contains element of unattainable ideal |
| empathy | ability to understand something from another's point of view |
| pastoral | having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas |
| allegory | a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another; a symbolical narrative |
| tragic hero | a literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy |
| genre | a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like |
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