diff --git a/ast/ast.go b/ast/ast.go
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+package ast
+
+import "monkey/token"
+
+type Node interface {
+	TokeLiteral() string
+}
+
+type Statement interface {
+	Node
+	statement_node()
+}
+
+type Expression interface {
+	Node
+	expression_node()
+}
+
+type Program struct {
+	Statements []Statement
+}
+
+type Identifier struct {
+	Token token.Token // the token.IDENT token
+	Value string
+}
+
+type LetStatement struct {
+	Token token.Token // the token.LET token
+	Name  *Identifier
+	Value Expression
+}
+
+func (ls *LetStatement) statement_node() {}
+
+func (ls *LetStatement) TokenLiteral() string {
+	return ls.Token.Literal
+}
+
+func (i *Identifier) expression_node() {}
+
+func (i *Identifier) TokenLiteral() string {
+	return i.Token.Literal
+}
+
+func (p *Program) TokenLiteral() string {
+	if len(p.Statements) > 0 {
+		return p.Statements[0].TokenLiteral()
+	} else {
+		return ""
+	}
+}