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Review Lit. Terms 1
| Vocabulary | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | Repetition of the beginning consonant sound. Ex. Rough and reday, Peter Piper. |
| Allusion | Reference to something outside of the work, usually mythical, Bibleical, or historical |
| Anecdote | Short summary of a funny event |
| Antagonist | The Person or thing that opposes the protagonist. Sometimes called villain. |
| 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 character. |
| Assonance | Repetition of an internal vowel sound, as in "How now brown cow." |
| Autobiography | A story about about a person written by that person. |
| Ballad | 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 |