A
Action
Ad Hominem
Adage
Adventure
Allegory
Alliteration
Allusion
Alter Ego
Ambiguity
Amplification
Anachronism
Anagram
Analogy
Anaphora
Anecdote
Antagonist
Anthimeria
Anthropomorphism
Antithesis
Antonomasia
APA Citation
Aphorism
Aphorismus
Apologia
Apologue
Aporia
Aposiopesis
Appositive
Archaism
Archetype
Argument
Assonance
Asyndeton
Atmosphere
Autobiography
B
Ballad
Bathos
Bildungsroman
Burlesque
Buzzword
C
Cacophony
Caesura
Catharsis
Character
Characterization
Chiasmus
Chronicle
Chronology
Circumlocution
Cliché
Cliffhanger
Climax
Coherence
Comedy
Comic Relief
Connotation
Consonance
Contrast
Conundrum
Cynicism
D
Denotation
Denouement
Deus ex machina
Deuteragonist
Diacope
Dialect
Dialogue
Diction
Dilemma
Doppelganger
Double Entendre
Drama
Dramatic irony
Dystopia
E
Elegy
Ellipsis
Encomium
Enjambment
Enthymeme
Epigram
Epilogue
Epiphany
Epistrophe
Epitaph
Epithet
Eponym
Equivocation
Essay
Etymology
Euphemism
Excursus
Exemplum
Exposition
Extended Metaphor
F
Fable
Fairy Tale
Fantasy
Farce
Figures of Speech
Fable
Fairy Tale
Fantasy
Farce
Figures of Speech
Flash-forward
Flashback
Folklore
Foreshadowing
Foreword
G
Genre
H
Haiku
Hamartia
Harangue
Homage
Homograph
Homophone
Horror
Hubris
Hyperbaton
Hyperbole
I
Idiom
Imagery
Inference
Innuendo
Intertextuality
Invective
Irony
J
Jargon
Juxtaposition
K
Kairos
L
Legend
Limerick
Lingo
Literary Device
Litotes
M
Malapropism
Maxim
Melodrama
Memoir
Metanoia
Metaphor
Metonymy
Mnemonic
Monologue
Montage
Motif
Motto
Mystery
Myth
N
Narrative
Narrator
Nemesis
Neologism
Nostalgia
O
Ode
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
P
Palindrome
Parable
Paradox
Parallelism
Paraphrase
Parody
Pastiche
Pathetic Fallacy
Pejorative
Peripeteia
Persona
Personification
Plagiarism
Platitude
Pleonasm
Plot
Plot Twist
Poetry
Point of View
Polemic
Polyptoton
Polysyndeton
Premise
Prologue
Propaganda
Prose
Protagonist
Proverb
Pseudonym
Pun
Q
Quest
R
Rebus
Red Herring
Repetition
Resolution
Rhetoric
Rhetorical Device
Rhetorical Question
Rhyme
Riddle
Romance
S
Sarcasm
Sardonic
Satire
Science Fiction
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Setting
Simile
Soliloquy
Sonnet
Stanza
Stereotype
Story
Style
Subtext
Surrealism
Symbol
Synecdoche
Synesthesia
Synonym
Synopsis
T
Tautology
Theme
Thesis
Thriller
Tone
Tragedy
Trope
Truism
Turning Point
U
Understatement
Urban Legend
Utopia
V
Verisimilitude
Vernacular
Vignette
Villain
Voice
W
Wit
Wordplay
Z
Zeugma