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Literary T1
Literary Terms 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | Reptition of the begininng consonant sound. Ex. Rough and ready, Peter Piper. |
| Allusion | Reference to something outside of work, usually mythical, Biblical, or historical. |
| Anecdote | Short summary of a funny event. |
| Antagonist | The person or thing that opposes the protagonist. Sometimes the villian. |
| Archetype | A recurring and familiar pattern in literature, like a journey or a wise old man. |
| Aside | When a character in a play speaks to the audience and not to the other characters. |
| Assonance | Repetition of an internal vowel sound, as in "How now brown cow" |
| Autobiography | A story about a person written by that person. |
| Ballad | A poem which tells a story of a person from the past and is often set to music. |
| Biography | An author's account or story of another person's life. |