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Hench Lit Terms

Lit terms I

QuestionAnswer
Apostrophe rhetorical figure in which the speaker addresses a dead or absent person
Anaphora figure of repetition in which same word or phrase is repeated
Anagnorisis used to denote turning point in drama where character sees the truth
Antanaclasis figure of speech that makes a pun by repeating the same word but with different meanings
Aporia figure of speech in which a speaker deliberates or purports to be in doubt about a question
Antiphrasis a single word is used in a sense directly opposite to it's usual meaning
Adynaton like a hyperbole emphasizes that you can't express it by comparing it to an immeasurable amount
Aposiopesis rhetorical device in which the speaker suddenly breaks off in the middle of a sentence
Anadiplosis rhetorical figure of repetition in which a word or phrase appears in end of one sentence and beginning of next
Anachronism misplacing of any person, thing, custom or event outside it's proper time
Asyndeton form of verbal compression which consists of the omission of connecting words
Aphorism statement of some general principle, expressed by considering much wisdom into few words
Aesthetics philosophical investigation of nature and perception of beauty
Allegory story or visual image with a 2nd distinct meaning behind a stated or literal meaning
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