Literary Terms Set #1 Flashcards
1
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Allegory
A
A narrative in which characters, actions, and/or settings represent concepts apart from their literal meanings
2
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Alliteration
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The repetition of consonants at the beginning of words
3
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Allusion
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A reference to a person, event, place, work of art/literature
4
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Ambiguity
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Allowing for multiple different canon interpretations
5
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Analogy
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A comparison between two things that share a characteristic but are mostly different
6
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Anaphora
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Repetition of a phrase or word at the beginning of multiple sentences
7
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Antagonist
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A character who opposes the protagonist
8
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Aphorism
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A short, wisdom-imparting statement
9
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Apostrophe
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Addressing an absent character or concept as if they’re present
