Allegory: something that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning
Alliteration: repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words
Allusion: an implied or indirect reference
Ambiguity: uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language
Anachronism: a thing belonging to a period other than that in which it exists
Analogy: a comparison between two things
Analysis: detailed examination of the elements or structure of something
Anaphora: repetition of a word or phrase at the beginnings of several successive verses, clauses or paragraphs
Anecdote: short and amusing story about a real incident or person
Antagonist: character(s) that represent opposition against which the protagonist must contend
Antithesis: person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else for contrasting effect
Aphorism: short phrase that expresses true ideas
Apologia: a formal defense or justification
Apostrophe: act of addressing some abstraction or personification that is not physically present
Argument: exchange of diverging or opposite views
Assumption: act of taking possession or asserting acclaim
Audience: spectators/listeners assembled at a performance
Characterization: the means by which a writer reveals a character’s personality
Chiasmus: figure of speech in which two or more clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structures
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