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a familiar proverb or wise saying
adage
a free from limitations or qualifications
absolute
an argument attacking an individual’s character rather than his or her position on an issue
ad hominem argument
a literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions
allegory
the repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words
alliteration
a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize
allusion
a comparison of 2 different things that are similar in some way
analogy
the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
anaphora
a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event
anecdote
the word phrase or clause to which a pronoun refers
antecedent
a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced
antithesis
a concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance
aphorism
a figure of speck in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction
apostrophe
a detail image or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response
archetype
a statement of the meaning or main point of a literary word
argument
