Discover published sets by community

An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

The emotional release felt by the audience of a tragedy, resulting in purification or renewal.

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

A typical character, action, or situation that represents universal patterns of human nature.

A character, group of characters, or other force that presents an obstacle or is in direct conflict with the protagonist.

The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities, giving those symbols significant meanings beyond their literal sense.

A statement that contradicts itself but might include a latent truth.

A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.

The central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.

A narrative with a symbolic meaning that extends beyond the literal, often reflecting moral or political issues.

The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.

An error of chronology or timeline in a literary piece, where something is out of place in time.

The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities like animals or deities.

A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

The main character in a story, play, novel, or other narrative who drives the action forward and is often the hero.

The final part of a narrative where the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

A literary device used to give an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.

A quality of an experience in life, or a work of art, that stirs up emotions of pity, sympathy, and sorrow.

A genre of literature that uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion).

A recurring symbol which takes on a figurative meaning and contributes toward the theme.

The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.

The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.

A narrator whose credibility has been seriously compromised.