Lit

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abstract

Back 1

language that describes concepts rather than concrete images

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alllegory

Back 2

extendd narrative in porse or verse in which characters, events, and settings, represent abstract qualitites and in which writer intends second meaning to be read beneath surface of story

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alliteration

Back 3

repetition of consonant sounds at beginning of words that are close to one another

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allusion

Back 4

reference to well-known person, place, or thing from lit history, etc

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analogy

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comparison to 2 smiliar but differnet things, usually to clarify action

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anaphora

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repetition of word phrase or clause at beginning of two or more sentences in row

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anecdote

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short, simple narrative of incident

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antimetabole

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repetition of words in reverse order

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antithesis

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presentation of two contrasting images

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aphorism

Back 10

short, often witty statement of principle or truth about life

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apostrophe

Back 11

device of calling out to imaginary, dead, or absent person or to person place or thing

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arguementation

Back 12

writing that attempts to prove validity of point of view or idea by using logical reasoning