Literary Terms

Antimetabole- A verbal pattern where the second half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the words in revers grammatical order.
"He cared for nobody, no not he, and nobody cared for him."

Asyndeton- writing style that omits conjunctions between words, phrases or clauses.
"they dove, splashed, floated, splashed, swam, snorted."

Chiasmus- a verbal pattern in which the second half of the expression is balanced against the first.
"nice to see you, to see you, nice!"

Conceit- an elaborate comparison of vary different things.

Didactic-a literary form that teaches a specific lesson

Epanalepsis- a rhetorical term for the repetion at the end of a clause or sentence of the word or phrase that began it.
"Rejoice in the lord Always: and again i say, Rejoice."

Epithet- an adjective that is frequently used to describe a person or thing.
"bloodred sky' stone-cold heart"

Hypotactic-a sentence which uses connecting words between clauses or sentences.
"It is hot because the sun is out"

Juxtaposition- when unassociated ideas are placed next to each other to surprise the reader.

Parable- a short story that teaches a life lesson.
" the legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools."