Literary Terms A-F Flashcards
Device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent am abstraction in addition to the literal meaning
Allegory
The repetition of sounds especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
Alliteration
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event book, myth, place, or work of art
Allusion
The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional of a word , phrase, sentence or passage
Ambiguity
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them
Analogy
The word, phrase, or clause referred to by a pronoun
Antecedent
A terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or moral principle
Apharism
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction such as liberty or love
Apostrophe
The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting
Atmosphere
A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb
Clause
The use of slang or in formalities in speech or writing
Colloquial
A fanciful expression usually in the form an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects
Conceit
The non-literal associative meaning of a word, the implied, suggested meaning
Connotation
The strict literal dictionary definition of a word, devoid of any emotion attitude or color
Denotation
Referring to style, Diction refers to the writers word choices especially with regard to their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness
Diction
