Lit Terms 1-5

Allegory: a tale in prose or verse in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities; a story that uses symbols to make a point
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Alliteration: the repetition of similar initial sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words 
 -Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August.

Allusion:  a reference to a person, a place, an event, or a literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize


Ambiguity: something uncertain as to interpretation


Anachroism:  something that shows up in the wrong place or the wrong time