Allegory
the hidden meaning behind a piece of literature
Alliteration
the repetition of an initial consonant sound
Allusion
an unexplained reference within a text to someone or something out of the text
Analogy
when something is explained by likening it to another
Anaphora
the repetition of the first word in a successive clause, phrase or sentence
Assonance
the repetition of a vowel sound
Apostrophe
when a writer or speaker addresses someone or some thing that is absent or cannot reply back
Asyndeton
when coordinating conjunctions are omitted to speed the rhythm of a phrase