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L Terms

Arnett Literary Terms

QuestionAnswer
Abstract not attached to anything specific or concrete Ex: thoughts
Active Voice verb thats an action Ex:Jane sweeps the floor
Ad hominem argument attacking an individuals character rather than the issue Ex: You are too conceited
Aesthetic relating to a branch of philosophy concerned with art, beauty, & taste Ex:
Allegory narrative in which the story is directly symbolizing an actual event Ex: Animal Farm= Russian Revolution
Alliteration repetition of similar sounds in the beginning of words Ex: she sells seashells by the sea shore
Anachornism misplacement of a person or event in time Ex: in Julius Caesar they mention watches but wathces were not invented then
Anadiplosis repetiotion of a word at the end of a phrase, which then begins the next phrase Ex: I ran to the store. The store had plenty of oranges for me.
Analogy comparing 2 things that are otherwise unlike Ex: a slow cheetah.
Anaphora reptition of a word at the beginning of successive phrases and sentences. Ex: I fell to the ground. I hit my face on the ground. The ground was hard.
Antagonist person or obstacle that gets in the way of a the protagonist's goal Ex: The fire stopped him from saving the princess.
Anecdote breif narriation of an event or person Ex: Grandpa loves to tell anecdotes of his childhood.
Antecedent what noun the pronoun is replacing Ex: I love reading. It makes me happy. antecedent of "it" is "reading."
Antihero/ Antiheroine protagonist who is not a good person Ex: Madame Defarge
Created by: SanaJ
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