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| 7342590702 | abstract | unable to be touched; not concrete | 0 | |
| 7342595424 | abstraction | a concept or value that can not be seen which the writer usually tries to illustrate by comparing it metaphorically to a known, concrete object | 1 | |
| 7342608411 | ad hominem | latin for "to the man" - attacking the arguer and not the person; also known as mud-slinging | 2 | |
| 7342614069 | allegory | work that provides a literary parallel | 3 | |
| 7342617422 | alliteration | sound device; repetition of initial consonant sounds | 4 | |
| 7342624341 | allusion | figure of speech which makes brief reference to to an historical figure or literary figure, event, or object | 5 | |
| 7342631033 | ambiguity | the expression of a idea in language which gives more than one meaning and leaves uncertainty as to the meaning | 6 | |
| 7342639226 | anachronism | something out of its place in time or history | 7 | |
| 7342645798 | anadiplosis | means to double back; repeats word or phase that appears at the end of sentence to the next one | 8 | |
| 7342653833 | analogy | the comparison of two things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea or object by showing how the idea or object is similar to some familiar one | 9 | |
| 7342665814 | anapest | meter having two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable | 10 | |
| 7342670873 | anaphora | the repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases for rhetorical or poetic effect | 11 | |
| 7342683337 | antagonist | the character in a narrative or play who is in conflict with the main character; may not even be a person | 12 | |
| 7342961032 | anticlimax | the intentional use of elevated language to describe the trivial or commonplace; or a sudden transition from a significant thought to a trivial one in order to achieve a humorous or satiric effect | 13 | |
| 7342978790 | antihero | a protagonist who is the antithesis of the hero - graceless, inept, stupid, sometimes dishonest | 14 | |
| 7342986744 | antistrophe | part of ode sung by chorus in Greek tragedy in returning movement from West to East in response to strophe | 15 | |
| 7342996367 | antithesis | figure of speech in which a thought is balanced with a contrasting though in parallel arrangements of words and phrases | 16 | |
| 7343004664 | aphorism | brief statement which expresses an observation on life, usually intended as a wise observation | 17 | |
| 7343010774 | apollonian | refers to the noble qualities of human beings and nature as opposed to the savage and destructive forces | 18 | |
| 7343024408 | apostrophe | addressing someone or something, usually not present, as though present. A figure of speech wherein the speaker speaks directly to something nonhuman. ex: ghost, god, or some supernatural thing, like Death, Night, or Fate | 19 | |
| 7436600820 | apotheosis | a larger than life presence; a godlike paragon worthy of respect and reverence | 20 | |
| 7436600821 | archetype | a symbol, usually an image, which recurs often enough in literature to be recognizable as an element of ones literary experience as a whole | 21 | |
| 7436600822 | artistic unity | all elements of a piece work together to achieve a central purpose | 22 |
