Story/poem where characters, settings, and events represent an abstract idea or qualities.

Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together. (EX: regiment and remnant)

Reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture.

The quality of a word, phrase, statement, or situation having two or more possible interpretations, often resulting from unclear context, insufficient information, or vague language

Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike

Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row.

Inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence.

short story — usually about a very specific subject matter — that’s told in order to illuminate a greater point regarding a situational, narrative or thematic principle.

Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story. Often thought of as the villain,

Repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order. In poetry, this is called chiasmus. (EX: When the going gets tough, the tough get going)

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IB Lit vocab 1

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Term	Definition
Allgory	Story/poem where characters, settings, and events represent an abstract idea or qualities.
Alliteration	Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together. (EX: regiment and remnant)
Allusion	Reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture.
Ambiguity	The quality of a word, phrase, statement, or situation having two or more possible interpretations, often resulting from unclear context, insufficient information, or vague language
Analogy	Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike
Anaphora	Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row.
Anastrophe	Inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence.
Ancedote	short story — usually about a very specific subject matter — that’s told in order to illuminate a greater point regarding a situational, narrative or thematic principle.
Antagonist	Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story. Often thought of as the villain,
Antimetabole	Repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order. In poetry, this is called chiasmus. (EX: When the going gets tough, the tough get going)

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