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english vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Antagonist | Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story. |
| antithesis | Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure. |
| antihero | Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples. |
| anthropomorphism | attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object |
| aphorism | brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth. Also called maxim, epigram. |