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L-terms

Mrs. Arnett's lit terms paper

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abstract not attached to anything specific or concrete. ex: non tangible, vague
active voice verb that is an action (opposed to passive voice). ex:Jane sweeps the floor.
ad hominem an argument attacking an individual's character rather than the issue. ex:martin luther king for civil rights movement
aesthetic relating to beauty or to a branch of philosophy concerned with art, beauty and taste. ex:paintings, wine tasting
allegory a narrative in which literal meaning corresponds directly with symbolic meaning. ex:animal farm allegory for russian revolution
alliteration repitition of similar consonant sounds in the beginning of words. ex:peter piper picked a peck...
allusion a reference within a literary work to a historical or literary person, place or event. ex:in ATTC the biblical allusions "I am the Life..."
anachronism the misplacement of a person, occurence, custom or idea in time. ex:julius caesar someone mentions a watch when the didn't yet exist
anadiplosis repetition of a word at the end of a phrase, sentence, etc. which begins the next phrase,clause,sentence,etc. ex:i ran to the store. the store had plenty of oranges for me.
analogy comparison between two things that are otherwise unlike. usu between abstarct and concrete things. ex:the statement was like a smack in the face
anaphora repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases and sentences.ex:"I am the life, I am the resurection, I am the.."
antagonist the person or obstacle that gets in the way of the protagonist's accomplishment of her goal. ex:the little creatures in Hercules sent by Hades to destroy Hercules
anecdote brief narration of an event or person. ex:aunt joan loves to tell anecdotes of her childhood
antecedant what noun the pronoun is replacing. ex:I love reading. It makes me happy. ("it"-antecedant)
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