Sunday, January 27, 2013

Lit Terms 1-5

Allegory- A story that uses symbols to make a point.



Alliteration- The repetition of similar initial sounds in a group of words.



Allusion - A reference to a person, place, event, or literary work that the reader expects the reader to   recognize.
 (Animal Farm & the Russian Revolution)



Ambiguity- Something uncertain as to interpretation.
(Side of a beautiful young woman... or an old woman's face)



 Anachronism- Something that shows up at the wrong place or the wrong time.
(Medieval cell phones?)

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