imagery

noun. Visually descriptive forming of

mental images, figures, or likeliness of

things, or of such images collectively

using at least one of the 5 senses.

mental image,

description

Flashback

verb. move to a scene in
a movie, novel, short story,
etc. that is set in a time
earlier than the main story.

Memory, nostalgia,reliving,

reminisce, recollection

characterization

noun. a description of the
distinctive nature or
features of someone or
something.

Depiction,
dramatizing,
portraying, posing

Foreshadow

verb.a warning ,
indication, or showing
the future
beforehand.

Imply, foretell,
predict

theme

Noun. an idea that
recurs in or pervades
in a work of art or
literature.

argument, message,
subject, thesis

noun a category of artistic
composition, as in music or
literature, characterized by
similarities in form, style, or
subject matter.

category or classification.
Examplesinclude: Drama,
fantasy, historical-fiction,
science-fiction, fairy tale,

etc.

genre

allusion

Noun an expression designed to

call something to mind without

mentioning it explicitly; an

indirect or passing reference.

reference to,
mention of, remark
about, citation of

diction

noun the choice and use

of words and phrases in

speech or writing.

phrasing, choice of
words, terminology,
language

symbolism

noun. an artistic and poetic
movement or style using
symbolic images and indirect
suggestion to express mystical
ideas, emotions, and states of
mind.

signify

noun. a group of words with a
figurative, non-literal meaning which
can't be deciphered by looking at its
individual words. In many cases,
idioms started off with literal
meanings, but lost them as they
moved away from their origins.

expression, phrase

idiom

hyperbole

Noun exaggerated

statements or claims not

meant to be taken literally.

Exaggeration,
overstatement,

magnification, and

amplification

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