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Allegory |
a prose or poetic narrative where the characters, behavior, and setting demonstrates multiple levels of meaning and significance. |
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Alliteration |
the sequential repetition of a similar initial sound, usually applied to consonants, usually heard in closely proximate stressed syllables. |
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Allusion |
a reference to a literary or historical event, person or place. |
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Anaphora |
the regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses. |
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Anecdote |
a brief story or tale told by a character in a piece of literature. |
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Antagonist |
any force that is in opposition to the main character, or protagonist. |
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Anithesis |
the juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in balanced or parallel words, phrases, grammatical structure, or ideas. |
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Apostrophe |
an address or invocation to something that is inanimate. |
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Archetype |
recurrent designs, patterns of action, character types, themes, or images which are identifiable in a wide range of literature. |
