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7918374746AccentSyllable given more prominence in pronuncation0
7918382191Active VoiceSubject does the action1
7918389158Passive voiceSubject acted upon2
7918393804Aegisa shield3
7918396641Allegorya character or other aspect represents something other than its literal meaning4
7918464842AlliterationRepetition of beginning consonant sounds5
7918475236AllusionReference to a person, book, myth ect in literature6
7918487534AmbiguityA word or idea w/ multiple means causing the text to be blurry7
7918497850AnachronismAuthor deliberately puts events, items, technology in the wrong place8
7918508576AnacrusisA mission of an unaccented syllable at the beginning of a line9
7918516882AnadipiosisRepetition where the last word of a clause is repeated as 1st word in the next clause10
7918535249AnalogyRelationship between two different things11
7918543526AnaphoraWord or phrase is repeated at the beginning of sentences or clauses that follow each other12
7918552620AnecdoteShort example or story significant to explaining topic13
7918557947AntagonistMain opponent of the protagonist14
7918567454AntecedentWord of phrase to which a pronoun refers15
7918579424AntithesisOpposite of intended meaning16
7918583670AntiheroCharacter doesn't have traditional traits17
7918588826AphorismA statement that expresses general truth or moral principle18
7918600012ApostropheReference to something that isn't there or even alive19
7918614648Archetypal ElementsPatterns found in literature world wide20
7918622315AsideBrief speech in which the character turns from the audience from the stage21
7918634166AssonanceRepetition of internal vowel sounds22
7918641519AsyndetonSkipping of removing conjunctions in a series23
7918654367AtmosphereMood of a literary work; the feeling surrounding the work24
7918662387AubadePoem or section about love and dawn25
7918681810BalladSonglike poem that tells a story26
7918699666Bildungs RomanA work dealing with ones formative or younger years; coming of age story27
7918711316Blank verseUnrhymed Iambic Pentameter of 5 iambs28
7918730486CacophonyHarsh sounding words and arrangement of sounds29
7918742386CaesuraA strong pause with a line of poetry in the middle of a line30
7918753730Carpe DiemSeize the Day or go for it31
7918759298CatharsisEmotional release by the audience at the end of a successful tragedy32
7918771372CatalogListing of terms, ideas, ect in poetry or prose33
7918779476ChiasmusSpeaker says one thing but then says something similar but flipped34
7918789921ClauseSubjected verb can be independent or subordinate35
7918795228ClicheWord or phrase that is aroused/overdone36
7918807867Climaxhighest point of tension that doesn't necessarily have to be the main point37
7918821413ColloquialismUse of informal/ regional or slang like expressions not suitable for formal writing38
7918833089ConceitAn expression of cleverness usually an extended metaphor or analogy39
7918847110Concrete poetryPoetry about something real/ physical40
7918854049Abstract PoetryPoetry without physical reference or attributes41
7918859276Central ConflictFocused struggle42
7918868496ConnotationImplied or associative meaning of a word43
7918874059ConsonanceConsistently copied consonant sound44
7918883916Denouementthe authors complete wrap up of a work45
7918889623DenotationDictionary definition of a word46
7918897836Local Color/ DialectThe language, slang, idioms, vocal accents, and colloquialisms of a region47

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