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- apollonian
- noble,godlike, living by enlightened, aesthetic, intellectual values; harmonious, spiritual
- bombast
- inflated, pretentious language
- allegory
- a story in which a second meaning is to be read beneath the surface
- annotation
- (n.) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work
- bathos
- insincere or overdone
- apostrophe
- address to an absent or imaginary person
- anachronism
- a person who seems to be displaced in time
- adage
- a proverb or short statement that expresses a general truth
- antecedent
- the noun that the relative pronoun refers to
- anecdote
- a brief narrative,,short account of event
- dionysian
- of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus
- archetype
- an original model on which something is patterned
- bibliography
- a list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a particular subject
- antithesis
- oppostion, or contrast of ideas
- ad hominem
- directed to or appeling to feelings or prejudices instead of to intellect or reason
- abstract
- an abbreviated synopsis of a longer work of scholorsip or research
- assonance
- the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
- analogy
- a comparison made between two things to show how they are alike.
- arch
- characterized by clever or sly humor often saucy playful
- ambiguity
- an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
- bard
- A poet, often a singer as well (Shakespeare)
- alliteration
- the repitition of sounds, most often consonat sounds, at the begining of words. Alliteration gives emphasis to words.
- aphorism
- A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
- antagonist
- The major character-in a narrative or drama who works against the hero.
- allusion
- a reference to a person, place or event meant to create an effect or enchance the meaning of an idea