A-E Flashcards
Allegory
complete narrative that conveys abstract ideas to get a point across
Alliteration
repetition of beginning sounds
Allusion
referrence to a famous person or event
Ambiguity
phrases or images with more than one meaning
Analogy
comparison between diff things to show similarity…. logical arguement
Anaphora
repetition of a group of words or phrases in several consecutive sentences
Antecedent
noun referred to by pronoun
Antithesis
juxtaposition of contrasting ideas or objects
Aphorism
concise observation that contains a general truth
Apostrophe
directly addressing someone or something absent or not alive
Asyndeton
omits conjunctions between words phrases or clauses
Aside
character’s dialog directed to audience…. not suppose to be heard by other characters on stage
Assonance
repetition of internal vowel sounds in the mid of sentence
Atmosphere
emotional mood/feeling of a place seen or even (based on setting)
Caesura
grammatical pauses or breaks in poetry