Literary Terminology #5: the As

the emotional tone or background that surrounds a scene

repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity

a short, often witty statement of a principle or a truth about life("early bird gets the worm")

strong anxiety or unhappiness

the thing (character, society, nature,...) that OPPOSES THE PROTAGONIST in a narrative or drama

repeating last word of clause at beginning of next clause ("sun on my face / face to the wind")

an original model or type after which other similar things (characters, usually) are patterned

short speech, delivered to the audience or another char.; others onstage = not supposed to hear

when conjunctions that would normally connect a string of words, phrases,or clauses are omitted

a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work

a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced, set in contrast to one another

the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences

an unsatisfying and trivial turn of events in a work that occurs in place of a genuine climax

a technique by which a writer deliberately suggests two or more different/conflicting meanings