- Simile: A comparison between two things or ideas using “like” or “as” to emphasize similarities.
- Metaphor: A comparison between two things or ideas where one becomes the other.
- Allusion: A reference made to something outside of the work, usually a well known historical event or literary work.
- Symbol: A concrete object that represents an abstract idea, typically central to the theme of the work.
- Motif: The repetition of an image or idea throughout a work to develop a theme.
- Tone: The speaker’s attitude towards the subject of a text, developed through diction and syntax.
- Mood: The emotional response a writer evokes from the reader, developed in the setting or atmosphere of a text.
- Imagery: Sensory details in a text, engaging as many of the five senses as possible in the description.
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