| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abstract | an abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholarship or research |
| adage | a saying or proverb containing a truth based on exoerience and often couched in metaphorical language |
| allegory | story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the story |
| alliteration | the repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem |
| allusion | reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea |
| ambiguity | a vagueness of meaning, conscious lack of clarity meant to evoke multiple meanings and interpretation |
| anachronism | person, scene, or event in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set |
| analogy | comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things |
| antagonist | character or force in a work of literature that produces tension or conflict |
| antithesis | rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, clauses, or sentences |
| aphorism | short, pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment |
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