Allegory
story conveying a meaning other than the literal; abstract principles represented by characters or figures
Alliteration
repetition of initial consonant sounds
Anagnorisis
discovery; hero suddenly becoming aware of a situation or true character
Anaphora
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of neighboring clauses for emphasis
Antacedent
word, phrase, or clause that a pronoun replaces
apologue
short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable; short allegory
apostrophe
speaker addresses an inanimate object
assonance
repetition of vowel sounds
Ballad
relatively short narrative poem written in song-like stanza form
Bildungsroman
novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character usually from childhood to maturity