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LT
Arnett's literary terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Metaphor | comparing two unalike things- doesn't use "like" or "as" |
| Abstract | not attached to anything specific of concrete. |
| Active Voice | verb that is an action (as opposed to passive voice). Example: Jane sweeps the floor. |
| Ad Hominem | an argument attacking an individual's character rather than the issue. |
| Aesthetic | relating to beauty or to a branch of philosophy concerned with art, beauty and taste. |
| Allegory | a narrative in which literal meaning corresponds directly with symbolic meaning. Example: Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution (Napoleon = Stalin, Animal Farm = Russia) |
| Alliteration | repition of similar consonant sounds in the begining of words. |
| Allusion | a reference within a literary work to a historical or literary person, place or event. |
| Anachronism | the misplacement of a person, occurance, custon or idea in time. Example: in Julius Casar, a character mentions a watch. Watches did not exist in ancient Rome (they exist in the time of the author, Shakesphere) |
| Anadiplosis | repition of a word at the end of a phrase, sentence, etc. Which then begins the next phrase, clause, sentence, etc. Example: I ran to the store. The store had plenty of oranges for me. |
| Analogy | a comparison between two things that are otherwise unalike. Often analogies draw a comparison between something abstract and something more concrete or easier to visualize. Example - Trying to get a confession out of the suspect was like pulling teeth. |
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