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Literature Terms

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a poem in which the initial letters of each line can be read down the page to spell either an alphabet, a name, or some other concealed message Acrostic [uh-kraw-stik]
Philosophical investigation into the nature of beauty and the perception of beauty, especially in the arts; the theory of art or of artistic taste. Aesthetics [es-thet-iks]
Openness to different interpretations: or an instance in which some use of language may be understood in diverse ways. Sometimes known as 'multiple meaning. Ambiguity [am-bi-gyoo-i-tee]
Anxiety or dread used by the philosphers; a popular theme in youth music and literature. Angst [engk-stuh]
a term used to denote a song or reprise in which the words affirm a collective identity expressing attachment to some nation, institution, cause, or philosophy. Anthem [an-thuh m]
An abrupt lapse from growing intensity to triviality in any passage of a storyline, or descriptive writing, with the effect of disappointed expectation or deflated suspense. Anticlimax [an-ti-klahy-maks]
A central character in a dramatic or narrative work who lacks the qualities of nobility and magnanimity expected of traditional heroes Anti-hero/anti-heroine
A rhetorical figure in which the speaker addresses a dead or absent person, or an abstraction or inanimate object. Apostrophe [uh-pos-truh-fee]
Lacking any natural basis or substantial justification. The relationship between the signifier and its signified has no natural bond. Arbitrary [ahr-bi-trer-ee]
The use of words or constructions that have passed out of the language before the time of writing; or a particular example of such an obsolete word or expression. Archaism [ahr-kee-iz-uh-m]
Created by: blueyeagley
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