Vocabulary
Lit. Term
Vocabulary 2
Lit. Term2
Potpourri
100
This means... resembling humans.
What is Anthropoid
100
An expression that has been overused.
What is Cliche
100
This means... one who hates people.
What is Misanthrope
100
The highest point of interest in a literary work.
What is Climax.
100
This means... A person or idea one struggles against.
What is Antagonist.
200
This means... Without moral standards.
What is Amoral.
200
A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event.
What is Anecdote
200
This means... The surrounding atmosphere.
What is Ambience
200
A statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced.
What is Antithesis.
200
This means... having two possible meanings.
What is Ambiguous.
300
This means... A rare exception.
What is Anomaly.
300
A familiar proverb or wise saying.
What is Adage
300
This means... having a life cycle lasting more than two years.
What is Perennial
300
The repetition of initial sounds in successive words.
What is Alliteration.
300
A word free from limitations or qualifications (best, all).
What is Absolute.
400
This means... Using both hands with ease.
What is Ambidextrous.
400
A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions.
What is Allegory
400
This means... A written account of events year by year.
What is Annals.
400
A statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is reversed (Susan walked in, and out rushed Mary).
What is Chiasmus
400
A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize.
What is Allusion.
500
This means... before the Civil War.
What is Antebellum.
500
A figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or some abstraction.
What is Apostrophe
500
This means... Conflicting feelings toward a person or thing.
What is Ambivalence.
500
The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences.
What is Anaphora
500
This means... Thought of as having human form or characteristics.
What is Anthropomorphic.
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