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Allegory

a representation of an abstract meaning through concrete or material form

Alliteration

the use of two or more words in a group with the same letter

Allusion

a casual reference

Amplification

expanding an idea

Anagram

rearranging a phrase into another one using the same letters

Analogy

a similarity between like features of two things

Anastrophe

inversion of the usual order of words

Anecdote

a short account of a particular incident or event

Anthropomorphism

a human trait attributed to something not human

Antithesis

opposition; contrast

Aphorism

a brief saying embodying a general truth

Archetype

the original pattern or model from which all things of the same are copied

Assonance

resemblance of sounds

Asyndeton

the omission of conjunctions

Authorial Intrusion

literary device where the author steps away from the text and speaks out to the reader

Bibliomancy

divination by means of a book, especially the Bible, opened at random to some verse or passage, which is then interpreted

Cacophony

harsh discordance of sound; dissonance

Caesura

a break, pause, or interruption

Characterization

portrayal; description