A comprehensive list of literary terms and devices. Includes definitions and multiple examples: written examples, video links, web page links, visual images and explanations. Preview: - figurative language: metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole, synecdoche, etc. - the 3 types of irony - pathetic fallacy, mood vs. atmosphere- what is a writer's tone, attitude and style - Aristotle's ideas on Rhetoric and the Tragic Hero- the classical genres: tragedy, comedy and romance- the differences be