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| 4963653142 | Allegory | The term loosely describes any riding in verse or pros that has a double meaning | 0 | |
| 4963653143 | Allusion | Reference in literature to person place event or another passage of literature allusions can originate in mythology biblical references historical events legends geography or earlier literary works authors often use allusions to establish a tone ,create an implied association,contrast to objects, or people make an unusual juxtaposition of references or bring the reader into A world of experience outside the limitations of the story it's self. Example would be Andy Warhol to 15 minutes of fame comment | 1 | |
| 4964219639 | Ambiguity | Intentional ambiguity in literature can be a powerful device leaving something undetermined in order to open up multiple possible meanings | 2 | |
| 4964219640 | Anaphora | Then tensional repetition of beginning clauses in order to create an artistic affect | 3 | |
| 4964219641 | Antihero | A protagonist who is a non-hero or the opposite of a traditional hero examples include Don Quizote Jay Gatsby and Macbeth | 4 | |
| 4964219642 | Anti-thesis | Using opposite phrases in close conjunction examples might be " I burn and I freeze" or "Her character is why is sunlight black is midnight" | 5 | |
| 4964219643 | Apostrophe | Addressing some abstraction or personification that is not physically present for example John Donne commands "oh death be not proud" | 6 | |
| 4964291296 | Archetype | And original model or pattern from which other later copies are made especially a character in action or situation that seems to represent common patterns of human life. For example "damsels in distress" | 7 | |
| 4964291297 | Asyndeton | The artistic elimination of conjunctions in a sentence to create a particular effect. Example: He was a bag of bones.a floppy doll,a broken stick,a maniac." | 8 | |
| 4964291298 | Atmosphere | The emotional feelings inspired by a work. Example: Poe's the fall of the house of Usher establishes an atmosphere of gloom and emotional decay | 9 | |
| 4964291299 | Authorial Voice | The voices or speakers used by authors when they seemingly speak for themselves in a book. | 10 |
