Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

A distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition.

George Bernard Shaw

A seemingly absurd or self contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded and true.

Forrest Gump

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.

"He is running to the store.

The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.

The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.

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