vernacular everyday language
mood the feeling the reader gets from a story
pathos appeal to emotion
ethos appeal to character
logos appeal to reason
dicto simpliciter spoken simply
sweeping generalization/stereotype
non sequitur "It does not follow"
refrain the repetition of a line or phrase in a poem;
typically at the end of each stanza
denouement a resolution or conclusion of a story
, soliloquy a long speech made in a play while no other characters are speaking
homily a sermon
prose written or spoken language in its ordinary form; plain or dull writing
tone attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience
aside a line spoken by an actor to the audience, but not intended to be heard by the
others on stage
atmosphere the emotional mood created by the entirety of the literary work
satire writing that comments humorously on human flaws, ideas, social customs, or
institutions in order to change them
semantics meaning of the words in the sentence
(meaning)
syntax grammar/rules for the order (Structure)