1. External-either between characters or between a character(s) and an opposing force such as fate or environment (nature, society, or circumstances) 2. Internal-within the character
Character
characters are representations of persons that serve as agents of the plot
Metaphor
an expression of one thing in terms of another-the stated or implied equivalence of two things (key word-"is"
Simile
a stated comparison of two things using a linking word or phrase (key words "like," "as," "as if," etc.)
Personification
giving personal characteristics to something that is not a person
Symbol
an image with a number of related meanings and therefore with a value independent of any one of them (A symbol means something in addition to itself.)
Allusion
a brief reference, explicit or indirect, in a work to something outside it-to a person, place, or event or to another literary work (Biblical, historical, classical, etc.)
Irony
hiding what is actually the case, not to deceive, but to achieve special rhetorical or artistic effects
Alliteration
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of stressed syllables