- Kenning- A 2 word phrase which describes an object or person usually found in Anglo-Saxon poetry or literature.
- Alliteration- The repetition of a constant sound formed by a letter found in the beginning of a sentence
- Wyrd- A concept found in Anglo-Saxon poetry meaning "fate" or "destiny"
- Wergild- As compensation for a crime committed one would pay an amount of wergild to make amends with the injured party
- Patronym- A family name derived from a make ancestor
- Caste- A system which divides people into social/ hereditary classes defining people's social positions
- In media res- "Into the middle of things"; a narrative which begins in the middle of the story describing important actions
- Epic- A long poem which narrates a hero's journey and adventures
- Allegory- A story or poem which has a different meaning on a deeper level; symbolic
- Anaphora- Repetition of words occurring at the beginning of a sentence
- Aphorism- A brief statement holding a general truth
- Apostrophe- A narrator refers to a person or place in it's absence
- Archetype- An idea or model
- Chiasmus- A rhetorical device where the second sentence is the reversal in the order of words from the words of the previous sentence
- Conceit- An elaborate metaphor
- Elegiac- Verses in an elegiac matter
- Epithet- A phrase which describes a quality about an object or person
- Homily- A discourse intended for spiritual education
- Hubris- Excessive pride (esp. leading to one's downfall)
- Irony- Use of words to show the opposite what the audience expects to happen
- Litotes- A figure of speech which emphasizes a point by using a negative to contradict the statement all together; using double negatives
- Metonymy- Usually a phrase or word used as a substitute for another word or phrase
- Motif- A recurring symbol or theme within a book
- Non Sequitur- A statement that doesn't follow the logic of the previous statement
- Parallelism- Usage of words in order to structure a grammatically correct sentence.
- Pathos- A rhetorical device used by writers to evoke feeling (usually sad) by an audience
- Synthesia- Used to link senses within poems or art
- Synechdoche- Figure of speech used to represent a whole thing by stating a part of something
- Understatement- A statement which detracts from an object's real value. (can be used for comic effect)