IB Literary Terms 

 1. ==allegory==- story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning/ the whole story is symbolic  2. @@allusion@@- an indirect reference  3. ambiguityambiguity- having more than one possible meaning at the same time  4. %%antithesis%%- expresses opposite or contrasting ideas  5. ^^apostrophe^^- talking to someone who isn’t really there  6. ==catharsis==- process of releasing emotions & providing relief  7. @@characterization@@- how author reveals different qualities of a character throughout the story  8. conflictconflict- tensions or struggles experienced by the characters (internal or external)  9. %%connotation%%- association, implications, or suggestions evoked by a word or phrase

  1. ^^denotation^^- actual or literal definition of a word
  2. ==dialogue==- direct speech or conversation between characters in a story
  3. @@diction@@- an author’s choice of words
  4. epiphanyepiphany- a sudden realization or divine intervention
  5. %%flashback%%- a return to a memory of a character
  6. ^^foil^^- an opposite or contrast
  7. ==graphic weight (graphic novel)== - the way some images draw the eye more than others
  8. @@hubris@@- excessive pride (a fault of a character)
  9. hyperbolehyperbole- an exaggeration
  10. %%imagery%%- an author’s description/ “painting the picture”
  11. ^^dramatic irony^^- when the audience knows the truth but the characters don’t
  12. ==situational irony==- a striking reversal of what’s expected or intended
  13. @@metaphor@@- an IMPLIED COMPARISON between two unlike objects
  14. monologuemonologue- a long speech by one person during a conversation
  15. %%motif%%- a common theme or recurring idea
  16. ^^narrator^^- voice telling the story
  17. ==objective pov==- narrator is NOT involved with the story
  18. @@omniscient po@@v- narrator assumes an “all knowing” perspective on the story
  19. panelspanels- distinct segment of the comic
  20. %%parallelism%%- structural similarity or conceptual similarity throughout a story/ poem
  21. ^^pastiche^^- taking inspiration or mimicking another thing
  22. ==personification==- giving human characteristics to a non human thing
  23. @@prose@@- anything in literature besides poems (written in sentences & paragraphs)
  24. rhymeschemerhyme scheme- an author’s rhyming pattern
  25. %%setting%%- where & when a story takes place
  26. ^^soliloquy^^- speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself
  27. ==stage direction==- an instruction in the text of a play indicating movement
  28. @@stanza@@- sections a poem is broken into
  29. streamofconsciousnessstream of consciousness- a character’s unedited thoughts & expressions
  30. %%symbol%%- an object that represents an idea
  31. ^^syntax^^- the arrangement & ordering of words in a sentence
  32. ==tone==- the writer’s attitude as expressed by word choice
  33. @@tragic flaw@@- flaw in character that brings about their downfall or tragedy

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