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7239625490Allegoryn. The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning. ex. Edgar Allen Poe's "The Masque of the Red Death" is a good example of allegory0
7239643979Alliterationn. The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words. ex. Never nap near Ned's nagging neighbors.1
7239664494AllusionA direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. ex. "I'm surprised his nose didn't grow like Pinocchio"2
7239675374AmbiguityThe multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. ex. "I read the book" you can't tell if it's read or read3
7239686962AnalogyA similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. ex. moon is to night as sun is to day4
7239704152AntecedentThe word, phase, or clause referred to by a pronoun. ex. "while giving children candy" instead of "while giving them candy"5
7239710463AntithesisThe opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite. ex. "Love is an ideal thing, marriage is a real thing"6
7239722547AphorismA terse statement of known authority which expresses a general truth or a moral principle. ex. "All for one and one for all."7
7239730953ApostropheA figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. ex. "Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are"8
7239736989AtmosphereThe emotional nod created bu the entirety of a literary work, established party by the setting and partly by the author's choice of objects that are described.9
7239806255CaricatureA verbal description.10

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