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| 5465110881 | Alliteration | The repetition of accented consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close to each other, usually to create an affect, rhythm or emphasis. | 0 | |
| 5465110882 | Allusion | A reference in literature or in art to previous literature, history, mythology, pop culture or current events, or the Bible. | 1 | |
| 5465110883 | Ambiguity | Quality of being intentionally unclear. Events or situations that are ambiguous can be interpreted in more than one way. This device is especially beneficial and poetry, as it tends to grace the work with the richness and depth of multiple meanings. | 2 | |
| 5465110884 | Anachronism | An element in a story that is out of its time frame; sometimes used to create a humorous or jarring effect. Beware: This can also occur because of careless or poor research on the authors part. | 3 | |
| 5465206537 | Analogy | An analogy clarifies or explains an unfamiliar concept or object, or one that cannot be put into words, by comparing it with one which is familiar. By explaining the abstracts interns of the concrete, and analogy may force the reader to think more critically about the concept. Analogies tend to appear more often and prose then in poetry. They enliven writing by making it more interesting, entertaining, and understandable. Similes and metaphors are two specific types of analogies. | 4 | |
| 5465227360 | Analysis | The prices of examining the components of a literary work. | 5 | |
| 5465244746 | Anapest | The poetic foot (measure) that follows the pattern unaccented, unaccented, accented. The poet is usually trying to convey a rollicking, moving rhythm with this pattern. | 6 | |
| 5465244747 | Anecdote | A short and often personal story used to emphasize a point, to develop a character or theme, or to inject humor. | 7 | |
| 5465251303 | Antagonist | A character who functions as a resisting force to the goals of the protagonist. The antagonist is often a villain, but in a case with the protagonist is evil (for example, in Macbeth), the antagonist may be virtuous | 8 |
