An expression of one thing in terms of another
Metaphor
The person who tells the story
Narrator
The use of symbols
Symbolism
Irony occuring when an author's or character's meaning differs from what he or she expresses in words
Idiom
An artful deviation from literal speech
Figurative language
A male protagonist (leading character) who behaves virtuously in a story
Hero
A reference to events that occured before the action of the main story
Flashback
The use of language to convey meaning other than what is stated
Verbal irony
The time and place in which the action of the story occurs
Setting
A fictional story that employs authentic historical characters or settings.
Historical fiction
A comparison of two unlike objects using "like" or "as
Simile
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
Personification
A reference within a work to something else, usually another artistic work
Allusion
Hinting at events that will occur later within a story
Foreshadowing
An introduction to a literary work
Prologue
A type of irony that takes the form of mock praise
Sarcasm
An expression that is unique to itself and cannot be defined from the meaning of the individual words
Irony
An author's manner of expression in prose or verse, in written or oral discourse
Style