the art of swaying others feelings, beliefs, or actions		parody
a complex lyric poem that develops a serious a dignified theme		periodical
a poem presenting shepherds in rural settings, usually in an idealized manner		personification
the restarting of information in one’s own words		oxymoron
a particular type of plot in which two stories of equal importance are told simultaneously		parallelism
the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings		paraphrase
a special kind of concise paradox that brings together two contradictory terms		onomatopoeia
an imitation of another work, a type of literature, or a writer’s style, usually for the purpose of poking fun		parallel plot
a publication that is issued at regular intervals of more than one day		pastoral
a figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea		ode
a voice that a writer assumes in a particular work		persona
a seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that may nonetheless suggest an important truth		persuasion
the use of similar grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance		paradox