Vocabulary Flashcards
acatalectic
a verse that is complete and contains the full number of syllables
allegory
The double meaning of a word in poetry, the literal and symbolic meaning
alliteration
the repition of similar or identical words
allusion
when a piece of literature refers to another piece of writing
alter ego
a character or narrator who is diguised as the representation of the narrator
anaCHRONsim
placing an event, person, item, or verbal expression at the wrong time period
anadiplos_is_
the repition of the last word of the clause at the begining of the flowwing clause.
ANAgnorisis
a moment when a character makes a ground breaking discovery.
anastrophe tropheana
the misplacement of words or events in a rehtorial scheme
antihero
having the opposite characteristics of a hero with non-hero tendencies
ANTItheSIS
a figure of speech with strongly contrasting words
antropomorphism
an object of animal doing something human
anti(STAB)meria
using different parts of speech in VIOLATION of grammer rules
aphorism APHM
An original though, spoken or written in a way that easy to memorize and straight to the point
can’t say aporia
the act of talking about not being able to talk about something
