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Allegory |
A work that functions on a symbolic level |
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Alliteration |
The repetition of initial consonant sounds, such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." |
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Allusion |
A reference contained in a work |
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Anapest |
A metrical pattern of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable |
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Antagonist |
The force or character that opposes the main character, the protagonist |
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Apostrophe |
Direct address in poetry. Yeats's line "Be with me Beauty, for the fire is dying" is a good example. |
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Aside |
Words spoken by an actor intended to be heard by the audience but not by other characters onstage |
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Aubade |
A love poem set at dawn which bids farewell to the beloved |
