| Term | Definition |
|---|
| motif | A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary, artistic, or musical work |
| apostrophe | A digression in the form of an address to someone not present, or to a personified object or idea |
| synecdoche | A part of something used to refer to the whole-for example, "50 head of cattle" referring to 50 complete animals |
| irony | Writing or speaking that implies the contrary of what is actually written or spoken |
| sarcasm | The use of mockery or bitter irony |
| analogy | a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based |
| metonymy | An entity referred to by one of its attributes or associations |
| litotes | Understatement-for example, "Death is a minor inconvenience." |
| oxymoron | Juxtaposed words with seemingly contradictory meanings-for example, "I bought something for free." |
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