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| the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action |
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Alliteration apt allliterations artful aid |
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| the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter |
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| a passing or casual reference |
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| a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another |
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Anticlimax a story told that has a bad ending |
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| an event, conclusion, statement, etc., that is far less important, powerful, or striking than expected |
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Antithesis Her behavior was the very antithesis of cowardly. |
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| the sign ('), as used: to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word |
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| non-scientific observations or studies, which do not provide proof but may assist research efforts |
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words and phrases that were used regularly in a language, but are now less common are archaic |
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| away from one's thoughts or consideration |
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Assonance penitent and reticence. |
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| rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words |
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Atmosphere there was an atmosphere of excitement |
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| a particular environment or surrounding influence |
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| Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview |
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| a history of a person's life written or told by that person |
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| a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing |
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| a particular tendency or inclination |
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| a written account of another person's life |
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