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5703664645AbstractTypically complex, discusses intangible qualities like good and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its points0
5703664646AcademicDry and theoretical writing1
5703664647AccentStressed portion of a word2
5703664648Aesthetic, AestheticsA coherent sense of taste3
5703664649AllegoryEach aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself4
5703664650AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds5
5703517526AbstractTypically complex, discusses intangible qualities like good and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its points6
5703517527AcademicDry and theoretical writing7
5703517528AccentStressed portion of a word8
5703517529Aesthetic, AestheticsA coherent sense of taste9
5703517530AllegoryEach aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself10
5703517531AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds11
5703758948AllusionReference to Greek and Roman mythology or literature such as The Iliad12
5703758949AnachronismMisplaced in time13
5703758950AnalogyA comparison14
5703758951AnecdoteShort narrative15
5703758952AntecedentWord, phrase, or clause that a pronoun refers to or replaces16
5703758953AnthropomorphismWhen inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena are given human characteristics, behavior, or motivation17
5703758954AnticlimaxOccurs when an action produces far smaller results than one had been led to expect18
5703758955AntiheroA protagonist (main character) who is markedly unheroic: morally weak, cowardly, dishonest, or any number of other unsavory qualities19

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