Lit Terms Flashcards
1
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Act
A
major division in a play similar to a chapter in a book
2
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Allegory
A
a narrative in which a character demonstrate levels of meaning and significance
3
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Alliteration
A
repetition of a similar initial sound,
4
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Allusion
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a reference to a literary or historical event, person, or place
5
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Ambiguity
A
multiple meanings
6
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Anapestic-
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two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed
7
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Anadiplosis-
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The rhetorical repetition of several words
8
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Analogy-
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Extended comparison of similar things
9
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Anaphora-
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the regular repetition of the same word or phrase
10
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Anecdote-
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a brief story told by a character
