trope
use of figurative language – via word, phrase, or even an image – for artistic effect
allegory
narrative, whether in prose or verse, in which a character, place or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences
City upon a Hill
phrase
War as metaphor
rhetorical trope, used to manage a perceived societal problem
White Christmas
Christmas with the presence of snow, either on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day
metonymy
figure of speech where a thing or concept is referred to indirectly by the name of something closely associated with it
irony
rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is an incongruity between the literal and the implied meaning
The Moon is made of green cheese
recurring motif of someone either mistaking a reflection of the moon for cheese or believing the substance of the moon to be cheese
literary trope
use of figurative language – via word, phrase, or even an image – for artistic effect in literary works
metaphor
figure of speech in which one thing is asserted to be another when it is in fact not so, based on properties of the latter that apply to the former, pointing to similarity
artistic license
deliberate distortion of rules or convention for aesthetic reasons