A Words #1 Flashcards
Alliteration
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words.
Allegory
The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.
Allusion
A direct or indirect reference to something which is commonly known such as a book or event.
Ambiguity
Uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language.
Analogy
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.
Anaphora
The regular repetition of the same words at the beginning of successive phrases
Antecedent
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
Anecdote
Personal story used as evidence to support an idea
Antithesis
The opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite
Aphorism
A statement that expresses a general truth or a moral principle
Apostrophe
When author speaks to absent or imaginary person or idea
Assonance
The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds
Asyndeton
Style where conjunctions are omitted in a series
Atmosphere
The mood established by a setting
