Alliteration

The repetition of the initial consonant sounds in carefully positioned words.

Allusion

A brief and indirect reference to a person, event, place, or literary work that the reader will recognize.

Ambiguity

When the meaning is unclear or has multiple meanings.

Anachronism

An object placed in the wrong timeline.

Analogy

A comparison between two things to show the similarities.

Analysis

The detailed examination of an element or structure helps to understand the content or the effect of the product.

Anapest

A metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by another long or stressed syllable, like: understand.

Anecdote

A short, interesting story or a personal account used to illustrate a point or the theme.

Antagonist

The character of force that is against the protagonist, creating a conflict in the story.

Antecedent

The word, clause, or phrase to which a pronoun refers.

Anticlimax

A sudden drop from something important or serious to the conflict makes it humorous or disappointing.

Antihero

A character that use morality wrong acts for the greater good.

Antithesis

A rhetorical device that contrasts two opposite ideas in a balanced structure, as if they were meant to each other.

Aphorism

A short and witty statement expressing an overall truth or observation.

Apostrophe

A figure of speech in which the speaker directly addresses an absent person, object, or abstract idea.

Apotheosis

The elevation of a character to divine status is the highest point of glory or power.

Archetype

A universal symbol, type, character, or pattern comes across in literature and mythology.

Aside

A short remark made by a character only to the audience.

Assonance

A repetition of vowel sounds within words next to each other to create internal rhyming or a musical effect.

Attitude

The author’s or speaker’s tone or emotional stance toward the subject, character, or audience in a literary work that reveals perspective and mood.