Jan 20 2009
Literary Terms
In the next few articles, I would like to take you through what I consider are the meaning of some literary terms:
Alliteration – when the same consonant gets repeated a number of times in the beginning of several word in a phrase, you have alliteration. Example- long lost lovers live long lives lifelessly. It can also be applied to vowels or consonants with similar properties.
Anecdote- a very brief, short story based on real life. It is usually narrated to induce interest or humor.
Anthology- a collection of literary works, generally of the same genre. Anthology initially referred to only a collection of poems. Anthology usually is made up of shorter works like poems, short stories etc.
