| Term | Definition |
| Frame narrative/story | a story that has another story or stories in it |
| Intrusive narrator | frequently interrupts the plot with his or her own comments |
| Poetic Justice | a virture is rewarded and/or vice is punished; someone gets what he or she deserves |
| Parody | imitates a specific event or person for comic effect, usually to ridicule or criticize it |
| Allusion | a reference to a known historical or literary person, place, thing, or event |
| Hyperbole | statements are exaggerated for greater emphasis |
| Archetype | stereotype, defining example of a personality trait |
| Understatement | a lesser expression is used than what would be expected |
| Irony | someone says or does someting the oppostive of what one would think |