Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples. They may have good intentions, but employ questionable methods.

Attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (Personification).

Brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth. Also called maxim, epigram.

Calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or thing, or a personified abstract idea. If the character is asking a god or goddess for inspiration it is called an invocation.

The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together.

Commas used without conjunction to separate a series of words, thus emphasizing the parts equally: instead of X, Y, and Z... the writer uses X,Y,Z create a fast-paced, concise, and intense effect.

poetry, a type of rhetorical balance in which the second part is syntactically balanced against the first, but with the parts reversed. EX: Beauty is truth, truth beauty.

A word or phrase, often a figure of speech, that has become lifeless because of overuse.

A word or phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal writing but is inappropriate for formal situations. EX: y'all

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IB Lit vocab 2

Term	Definition
Antihero	Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples. They may have good intentions, but employ questionable methods.
Anthropomorphism	Attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (Personification).
Aphorism	Brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth. Also called maxim, epigram.
Apostrophe	Calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place or thing, or a personified abstract idea. If the character is asking a god or goddess for inspiration it is called an invocation.
Assonance	The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together.
Asyndeton	Commas used without conjunction to separate a series of words, thus emphasizing the parts equally: instead of X, Y, and Z... the writer uses X,Y,Z create a fast-paced, concise, and intense effect.
Chiasmus	poetry, a type of rhetorical balance in which the second part is syntactically balanced against the first, but with the parts reversed. EX: Beauty is truth, truth beauty.
Cliche	A word or phrase, often a figure of speech, that has become lifeless because of overuse.
Colloquialism	A word or phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal writing but is inappropriate for formal situations. EX: y'all

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