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Allegory

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representation of abstract ideas by characters, figures, or events

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Alliteration

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repetition of initial consonant sounds

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Allusion

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reference to something in literature, history, mythology, etc.

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Ambiguity

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author leaves out details so reader uses imagination

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Analogy

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comparison between two dissimilar things

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Anecdote

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short story or joke to gain audience’s attention

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Antagonist

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character opposed to the protagonist

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Anti-Climatic

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unfulfilling or lackluster ending

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Anti-hero

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protagonist opposite of a hero

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Apostrophe

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calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person