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Aphorism
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A statement expressing a truth about life.
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Allegory
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A story wherein the character, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas.
A story with two meanings: one literal, and one symbolic |
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Alliteration
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The repitition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
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Allusion
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A refrence to a person, place, or thing outside of the work in which it appears.
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Anology
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A special form of comparison that is used for a specific purpose: to explain something diffucult to understand by showing its simililarity to something easy to understand.
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Antagonist
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A person who opposes the protagonist.
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Anti-Climax
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A change of from the serious of notible events in a story, to more trivial ones.
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