2. Alliteration: use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in the line of a verse
3. Allusion: passing reference or indirect mention
4. Ambiguity: unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning; an expression whose meaning can't be determined by its context
5. Anachronism: artifact that belongs to another time; person who seems displaced in time; something located at a time when it couldn't have existed
6. Analogy: drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity without using like or as
7. Analysis: the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed (form of literary criticism)
8. Anaphora: using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier; repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
9. Anecdote: short account of an incident (usually at the beginning)
10. Antagonist: someone who offers opposition
11. Antithesis: the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance; exact opposite
12. Aphorism: short pithy instructive saying
13. Apologia: formal written defense of something you believe strongly in
14. Apostrophe: indicates the omission of one or more letters from a printed word
15. Argument: summary of the subject or plot of a literary work
16. Assumption: statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
17. Audience: gathering of spectators or listeners at a performance
18. Characterization: graphic or vivid description
19. Chiasmus: inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
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