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Lit Terms
Arnett
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abstract | not attached to anything specific or concrete ex: Ceil's vengeful thoughts |
| active voice | verb that's an action ex: Iwaki kisses Katou |
| ad hominem | argument attacking an individuals charc., rather than the real issue ex: politians questioned Obama's morals instead of the budget cuts |
| aesthetic | relating to beauty or branch philosophy of artm beauty & taste |
| allegory | literary narritive that has a specific symbolic meaning of something real ex: Animal Farm |
| alliteration | repitition of sounds in beginning of words ex: peter picked a patch of pickles! |
| allusion | in lit, referance to historical or literary person, place, event. Ex: Jhon 3:16 in ATOTC |
| anachronism | misplacement of an idea, obj, or custom in time ex:Grell's Chainsaws in 'Black Butler' (1800s) |
| anadipolosis | repition of a word at the end of a phrase or sentence ex: Cain mixed the poisons. The poisons were deadly. |
| analogy | referance between 2 things that are otherwise unlike. comparison abstract, easier to visualize. Ex: when Sebastian was trying to kill Clause it was like trying to kill the devil. |
| anaphora | repition of word or phrase at begingin of sentences. Ex: Katou was really in love w/ Iwaki. Katou was really trying hard to impress Iwaki. |
| antagonist | obstacle or opposer in the protagonist |