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Eng. Literary Terms

Literary Vocab

QuestionAnswer
abstract not attached to anything specific or concrete
active voice verb that is an action. ex: Jane SWEEPS the floor.
ad hominem an argument attacking an individual's character rather than issue.
aesthetic relating to beauty or to a branch of philosophy concerned with art ex: beauty and taste
allegory narrative in which literal meaning corresponds directly with symbolic meaning. ex: Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution.
alliteration repetition of similar constant sounds in the beggining of words
allusion a reference within a literary work to a historical or literary person, place or event
anachorism misplacement of a person, occurrence, custom or idea in time. ex: in Julius Caesar, a character mentions a watch. Watches did not exist in ancient Rome.
anadiplosis repetition of a word at the end of a phrase, sentence, ect. which the begins the mext phrase, clause or sentence. ex: I ran to the store. The store had plenty of oranges for me.
analogy a comparison between two things that are not alike. ex: trying to get a confession out of the suspect was like pulling teeth.
anaphora repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases
antagonist the person or obstacle that gets in the way of the protagnist's accomplishment of his/her goal
anecdote a brief narration of an event or person ex: Aunt Joan oves to tell ancedotes of her childhood.
antecedent what nouun the pronoun is replacing ex: I love reading. It makes me happy. the antecedent of 'it' is 'reading'
antihero/antiheroine
Created by: kluber
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