"Hyperbole, allusion, alliteration. These are all familiar words to anyone with a basic knowledge of literary terms. Although English majors the world over probably feel like they have literary terms coming out of their ears, they might have difficulty coming up with the definition for lipogram or clerihew, never mind writing one. In the Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms, Chris Baldick defines over 1200 words, covering the difference between a simile and a metaphor and everything in between. Here are 10 words from the Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms that even an English major might have trouble defining."
Keep reading:
http://blog.oup.com/2009/03/literary-terms/
Keep reading:
http://blog.oup.com/2009/03/literary-terms/