Convention
Device of style that is used so often that it becomes recognized means of expression.
Didactic
Explicitly instructive
Digression
The inclusion of material unrelated to the actual subject of work.
Epigram
A pithy saying, often employing contrast.
Grotesque
Characterized by distortions or incongruities.
Jargon
The specialized language of profession or group.
Literal
The precise explicit meaning; accurate to the letter; matter of a fact, as apprised to figurative language.
Lyrical
Songlike; characterizes by emotion, subjectivity and imagination.
Parable
A story designed to suggest a principle, to illustrate a moral, or to answer a question.
Soliloquy
A speech in which a character who is alone his or her thoughts aloud.
Stereotype
A conventional pattern, expression, character, or idea.