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What is the term for the literary device that involves switching the order of a noun and an adjective in a sentence?

  • Anadiplosis
  • Anaphora
  • Anthimeria
  • Anastrophe (correct)

What is the term for the moment of recognition or discovery in a Greek tragedy?

  • Anagnorisis (correct)
  • Anthropomorphism
  • Anaphora
  • Anachronism

What is the term for the comparison between two different things or the relationship between them?

  • Anadiplosis
  • Analogy (correct)
  • Anaphora
  • Anthropomorphism

What is the term for the substitution of one part of speech for another, often used as a form of metaphor?

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What is the term for the repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order?

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What literary device involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words to create rhythm?

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What type of writing style is characterized as being dry and theoretical?

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What is an indirect reference to another literary work or famous person, place, or event called?

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What is a major unit of action in a play, sometimes divided into scenes?

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What is a saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language?

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Ab Ovo

A story that starts from the very beginning.

Alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words to create rhythm.

Allegory

Extended metaphor where characters and story elements have symbolic meaning beyond the literal.

Allusion

Indirect reference to another literary work, famous person, place, or event.

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Alter Ego

A literary character or narrator who is a thinly disguised representation of the author.

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Anachronism

Placing something in the wrong time period.

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Anastrophe

Switching the order of the noun and adjective in a sentence.

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Anaphora

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

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Ad Hominem

Argument distorted by attacking the opponent's character.

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Adage

A saying or proverb containing a general truth.

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Study Notes

Literary Devices and Terms

  • Ab Ovo: describes a story or narrative that begins from the very beginning.
  • Abstract: refers to something that is intangible, not of the physical world.
  • Act: a major unit of action in a play, sometimes divided into scenes.

Poetic Devices

  • Accent: in poetry, refers to the stressed (dominant) portion of a word, usually a syllable.
  • Alliteration: repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words used to create rhythm.
  • Allegory: a form of extended metaphor in which characters and/or story elements are used to convey symbolic meaning in addition to literal meaning.
  • Allusion: an indirect reference to another literary work or to a famous person, place, or event.

Literary Figures

  • Alter Ego: a literary character or narrator who is a thinly disguised representation of the author, poet, or playwright.
  • Anachronism: placing an event, person, item, or verbal expression in the wrong time period.
  • Anastrophe: a literary device wherein the order of the noun and the adjective in a sentence are switched (the noun comes before the adjective).
  • Anaphora: a type of repetition in which the same word or phrase is repeated in (and usually at the beginning of) successive lines, clauses, or sentences.
  • Anastrophe: creates dramatic impact and lends weight to the description offered by the adjective.

Rhetorical Devices

  • Ad Hominem: an argument distorted by attacking the opponent's character to arouse emotions and prejudice.
  • Adage: a saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language.
  • Analogy: a comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.
  • Anaphora: found in both verse and prose.

Character Representation

  • Antagonist: the character or thing that opposes the protagonist.
  • Antihero: a protagonist who lacks the noble qualities of a hero (such as morals, courage, grace, or intelligence, for instance).

Plot Structure

  • Anti-climax: when the ending of the plot in poetry or prose is lackluster or unfulfilling or when an abrupt lapse from growing intensity to triviality in writing.
  • Anagnorisis: a critical moment of recognition or discovery, primarily used in reference to Greek tragedy.

Other Terms

  • Aestheticism: a point of view that art is self-sufficient and need not serve any other purpose than to be itself.
  • Ambiguity: a word, phrase, or statement that has more than one meaning (intentional or not).
  • Anthropomorphism: the object or animal is actually doing some human action (as opposed to personification when the object or animal just seems like it is doing something human).
  • Antimetabole: repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order.
  • Antithesis: compares two things, which are alike in several respects, for the purpose of explaining or clarifying some unfamiliar or difficult idea by showing how the "difficult" idea or object is related to the more familiar one.

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