| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Anecdote | a brief incident or narrative set within a larger work that makes a particular point or sheds light on a certain character |
| Euphemism | using gentle language to describe something that is bad or harsh |
| Maxim | a statement or saying that makes an observation about life |
| Hyperbole | an exaggerated statement, not always meant either literally or seriously, that makes a point about an incident or character. |
| Metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things with the intent of giving additional meaning to one of them |
| Personification | an inanimate object, quality, or idea is given lifelike characteristics or powers |
| Simile | a stated comparison introduced by like, as, so, as if, or as though |
| Symbol | a person, place, event, or object that has meaning in itself and also represents or suggest something larger than itself, such as a quality, an attitude, a belief, or a value |
| Foreshadowing | hints of what is to come in the story |
| Imagery | language that appeals to one or more of the senses and creates pictures and impressions in the reader's mind |
| Juxtaposition | the placement of two dissimilar items, people, thoughts, places, etc., next to one another to emphasize the differences or heighten the similarities. |
| Idiom | a phrase or expression that means something different from what the words actually say |
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