figures of speech & wordplay
repeating initial consonant sounds
alliteration
antagonist
a word that gives info about a noun or pronoun
adjective
three syllable metric foot in poetry that has two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable
anapest
removing offensive material
bowdlerize
brief indirect reference to something
allusion
character who doesn't have hero attributes
anti-hero
a word that modifies a verb or adjective
adverb
repetition of words/phrases at the beginning of successful clauses or sentences
anaphora
influential works that shape literature
canon
comparison of two things to show similarity
analogy
models and symbols that are seen repeatedly in stories
archetype
something that can be interpreted multiple ways
ambiguity
a coming of age novel that is the growth of the protagonist
bildungsroman
the emotional release of the audience
catharsis
repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words
assonance
giving human traits to non human things
anthropomorphism
anything that is out of place in time
anachronism
unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
blank verse
an overused phrase
cliche
addressing an absent person or idea
apostrophe
the personality of the character being slowly revealed
characterization
something meant to be heard by the audience but not other characters
aside
five line Poem or stanza
cinquain
words/concepts being repeated in reverse, the same, or modified form
chiasmus