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ALLITERATION
repetition of initial consonant sounds
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ALLUSION
reference to historical figure, literary figure, event, or object
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ANAPHORA
the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses or paragraphs
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ANALOGY
comparison of two things, alike in some respects
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ANALYSIS
to separate into parts for inspection and evaluation
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$$ANECDOTE
a short narrative detailing the particulars of an event
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$ ANTAGONIST
the force against the protagonist; a person, nature, or the person’s psyche
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$ ANTI HERO
a protagonist who is graceless, inept, stupid, or dishonest
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ASSERTION
a positive statement or declaration; a claim
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ASYNDETON
the omission of a conjunction from a list (‘chips, beans, peas, vinegar, salt, pepper’)
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$ ATMOSPHERE
prevailing mood of a work; particularly when established in part by setting or landscape (mood)
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$ ATTITUDE
- author’s or speaker’s feeling toward the subject; attend
- to distance when discussing attitude (tone)
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$$ AUDIENCE
the intended receiver for a speaker’s or writer’s message
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$ CHARACTER/CHARACTARIZATION
- person described as a individual with reference to characterization; making an imaginary person seem life-like
- --static character: a character changes little if at all
- --dynamic character: a character develops and changes throughout the plot
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$CHRONOLOGICAL
in the order of time; simplest way to structure a narrative
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COLLOQUIAL
informal conversation; differs from formal language in grammar, vocabulary, syntax, imagery, or connotation
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