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anagnorisis Recognition of truth about one's self and his actions; moment of clarity; epiphany anaphora repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a line anti-hero A protagonist who lacks one or more of the conventional qualities attributed to a hero. Instead of being dignified, brave, idealistic, or purposeful, the antihero may be cowardly, self-interested, alienated, or weak. bildungsroman A novel or story whose theme is the moral or psychological growth of the main character; coming-of-age story hypotaxis "I am tired because it is hot" parataxis "I am tired; it is hot" leitmotif a dominant or recurring theme; especially an unusual one (ex. from The Road: shopping cart) philistine lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; such a person tenor the subject vehicle carries the metaphor verisimilitude the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable explicate to explain; make meaning clear doppelganger Ghostly counterpart of a living person or an alter ego. foil anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities vignette a short scene or story