Lit Terms #1
allegory:a tale in prose or verse in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities; a story that uses symbols to make a pointalliteration:the repetition of similar initial sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words
allusion:a reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize
ambiguity:something uncertain as to interpretation
anachronism:something that shows up in the wrong place or the wrong time
analogy:a comparison made between two things to show the similarities between them
analysis:a method in which a work or idea is separated into its parts, and those parts given rigorous and detailed scrutiny
anaphora:a device or repetition in which a word or words are repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences
anecdote: a very short story used to illustrate a point
antagonist:a person or force opposing the protagonist in a drama or narrative
antithesis:a balancing of one term against another for emphasis or stylistic effectiveness
aphorism: terse, pointed statement expressing some wise or clever observation about life
apologia:a defense or justification for some doctrine, piece of writing, cause, or action; also apology
apostrophe:a figure of speech in which an absent or dead person, an abstract quality, or something inanimate or nonhuman is addressed directly
argument:the process of convincing a reader by proving either the truth or the falsity of an idea or proposition; also, the thesis or proposition itself
assumption:the act of supposing, or taking for granted that a thing is true
audience:the intended listener or listeners
characterization:the means by which a writer reveals a character's personality
chiasmus: a reversal in the order off words so that the second half of a statement balances the first half in inverted word order
Big Thanks to Mrs. Dolan. I thought I recognized this list.
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