A Flashcards
1
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Allegory
A
the hidden meaning behind a piece of literature
2
Q
Alliteration
A
the repetition of an initial consonant sound
3
Q
Allusion
A
an unexplained reference within a text to someone or something out of the text
4
Q
Analogy
A
when something is explained by likening it to another
5
Q
Anaphora
A
the repetition of the first word in a successive clause, phrase or sentence
6
Q
Assonance
A
the repetition of a vowel sound
7
Q
Apostrophe
A
when a writer or speaker addresses someone or some thing that is absent or cannot reply back
8
Q
Asyndeton
A
when coordinating conjunctions are omitted to speed the rhythm of a phrase
