| Term | Definition |
|---|
| hyperbole | obvious and intentional exaggeration. |
| irony (dramatic) | the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning |
| paradox | a self-contradictory and false proposition. |
| tone | the attitude the author has towards the work. |
| diction | the word choice an author use. |
| meter | repetition of a rythmic line in poetry. |
| simile | uses like, as, or as if to make a comparison between two different objects. |
| pastoral imagery | dealing with rural life. |
| Allegory | characters and events represent other qualities |
| personification | where an inantimate object is given humanlike qualities. |
| oxymoron | Contradictorary words or phrases |
| vile | bad, highly offensive |
| animism | the belief that natural objects have souls that may exist apart from their material bodies. |
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