Wednesday, January 16, 2013

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



Alliteration: the repetition of similar initial sounds, usually consonants, in a group of words



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

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

As I was trying to come across videos and examples of the above words I came across this video(below) full of literary elements and their definitions.. In a rap! check it out!!!

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