| A | B |
| allusion | an example of an event or historical figure |
| caricature | a picture or imitation of a person |
| colloquialism | a language using slang |
| diction | the use of words in writing |
| imagery | the use of rhetorical images |
| point of view | the position of the narrator in relation to a story |
| symbolism | a symbolic meaning or character |
| syntax | a pattern in a certain sentence |
| theme | a subject of discussion or composition |
| wit | speech or writing showing expression |
| rootless | not having a sense of belonging to any place |
| mark twain | two fathoms |