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Literary Terms Mo

Class literay terms

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Metaphor figurative languange; comparing to things without the use of like or as
Abstract not attached to anything specific or concrete
Active voice verb that is an action(as opposed to passive voice).
ad hominem an argument attacking an indiviuals character rather than issue.
aesthetic relating to beauty or to a branch of philosphy concerned with art, beauty and taste.
allegory a narritive in which literal meaning corresponds directly with symbolic meaning
alliteration repition of a similar consonant sound in the begingi of words
allusion a reference with a literary work to a historical or literay person, place or event
anachronism the misplacment of a person, occurence, custom or idea in time.
anidiplosis repition of a word at the end of a phrase, sentence, etc, which begins in the next sentence
analogy a comparison between two things that are otherwise unlike
anaphora repition of a word or phrase at the beginning of succesive phrases and sentences
antagonist the person or a obstacle that gets in the way of the protagonists accomplishment or goal
ancedote a breif narration of an event or person
antecedent what nun the pronoun is replacing
antihero a protagonist who is not a good person
antimeatbole reversing the order of repeated words or phrases
antithesis paralleslism with contradictory ideas
aporia expression of doubt by which the speaker appears uncertain as to what he should think, say, do
aposiopesis a sudden breaking off of a speech, usually due to excitement
apostrophe directly addresing either a dead person or an inanimate amount
appeals methods authors use to gain favor in rhetoric, or to establish tone.
archetype a theme, motif or symbol or stock character that holds a familiar place in culture's
assonance repition
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