Lit terminology: A-C

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  • Created on: 17-04-13 14:27
allegory
story or narrative with deeper meaning below the surface
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allusion
reference to another place, person, event or literature
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ambiguity
meaning is unclear or has two or more interepretations
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ambivalence
more that one attitude from writer towards a character/idea
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anachronism
historically inaccurate
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anthropomorphism
not human with human characteristics
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antithesis
contrasting words/ideas balanced against eachother
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apostrophe
interruption in a poem/narrative so character can address an absent person or audience
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archaic
old fashioned language
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assonance
repetition of similar vowel sounds
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atmosphere
mood created by writing
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ballad
narrative poem that tells a story
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bathos
anti climax or sudden change from serious to ridiculous
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blank verse
unrhymed poetry: iambic pentameter
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caesura
conscious break in line of poetry
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caricature
character described through exaggeration of small features
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allusion

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reference to another place, person, event or literature

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ambiguity

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ambivalence

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Card 5

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anachronism

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