literary terms definitions

hyperbole

syllogism

thesis

metaphor

simile

personification

epigram

apostrophe

euphemism

ambiguity

imperative

connotation

denotation

convention

didactic

digression

anaphora

antecedent

aphorism

asyndeton

allusion

allegory

antithesis

attitude

alliteration

assonance

clause

ellipsis

conceit

consonance

onomatopoeia

rhyme

diction

figurative language

imagery

invective

jargon

litotes

literal

loose sentence

periodic sentence