Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
10 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Anthropomorphism |
when inanimate object, animals, or natural phenomena are given human characteristics, behavior, or motivation |
|
|
Anticlimax |
When an action produces a far smaller result than one had been led to expect, frequently comic |
|
|
Antihero |
A protagonist who is marked unheroic: morally weak, cowardly, dishonest etc. |
|
|
Aphormism |
A short usually witty saying |
|
|
Apostrophe |
A figure of speech wherein the speaker talks directly to something that is nonhuman |
|
|
Archaism |
The use of deliberately old'fashioned language, used to crate a feeling of antiquity |
|
|
Aside |
A speech (short comment) made by an actor to the audience as though momentarily outside of the action on stage |
|
|
Aspect |
A trait or characteristic, as in "an aspect of the dew drop" |
|
|
Assonance |
The repeated use of a vowel sound |
|
|
Atmosphere |
The emotional tone or background that surrounds a scene |
