Terms Test One Flashcards
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. (A story within a story).
Allegory
The repetition of the first consonant of words that are close together.
Alliteration
Indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
Allusion
A device in which the last word or phrase of one clause, sentence, or line is repeated at the beginning of the next.
Anadiplosis
Comparison between two things typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation and clarification
Analogy
Repetition of a phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Anaphora
Inversion of the usual order of words and clauses
Anastrophe
A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
Anecdote
Expression (word, phrase, clause) that gives meaning to a previous form
Antecedent
Using one part of speech in place of another
Anthimeria
A phrase or sentences is repeated, but in reverse order
Antimetabole
Opposite person or thing
Antithesis
Statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise manner
Aphorism
Omission or absence of a conjunction
Asyndeton
Method of persuasion by using authority, emotion, or logic
Appeals
