7442047483 | Allusion | A reference to another work or famous figure | 0 | |
7442047484 | Anachronism | Misplaced in time | 1 | |
7442047485 | Analogy | Comparison | 2 | |
7442047486 | Anecdote | Short narrative | 3 | |
7442047487 | Antagonist | Character, group, characteristic, or entity that's working against the protagonist | 4 | |
7442047488 | Antecedent | Word, phrase, or clause that a pronoun refers to or replaces | 5 | |
7442047489 | Anthropomorphism | When inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena are given human characteristics, behavior, or motivation | 6 | |
7442047490 | Anticlimax | Occurs when an action produces far smaller results than one had been led to expect | 7 | |
7442047491 | Aphorism | Short and usually witty saying | 8 | |
7442047492 | Apostrophe | An address to someone not present or to a personified object or idea | 9 | |
7442047493 | Archaism | The use of deliberately old-fashioned language | 10 | |
7442047494 | Archetypes | Standard or cliched character types, such as the drunk, the miser, and the foolish girl | 11 | |
7442047495 | Aside | A speech (usually a short comment) made by an actor to the audience | 12 | |
7442047496 | Aspect | A trait or characteristic | 13 | |
7442047497 | Abstract | Typically complex, discusses intangible qualities, like good and evil (style of writing) | 14 | |
7442047498 | Academic | Adjective describing style, means dry and theoretical writing | 15 | |
7442047499 | Accent | Stressed portion of a word | 16 | |
7442047500 | Aesthetic | Appealing to the senses | 17 | |
7442047501 | Allegory | A story in which every aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning | 18 | |
7442047502 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 19 |
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