Lit Terms 1-5

1)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.

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

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

4)Ambiguity: something uncertain as to interpretation

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