IB Literary Terms Quiz Flashcards
Absurdism
A style that portrays life as meaningless and irrational
Allusion
An indirect reference to a person event or work of art
Anachronism
Something out of its proper time period
Anagnorisis
A moment of critical discover or revelation
Analogy
A comparison between two things to explain or clarify
Anaphora
Repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
Ancillary characters
Minor characters that support the main characters
Anecdote
A short amusing story about a real incident or person
Angst
A feeling of deep anxiety or dread
Antecedent action
Events that occurred before the main plot begins
Anticlimax
A disappointing end to an exciting/impressive series of events
Antithesis
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas
Aphorism
A concise statement of a principle or truth
Apostrophe
Addressing an absent person, thing, or abstract idea
Archetype
A typical character, action or situation that represents universal patterns
Aside
A remark made by a character that only the audience can hear
Assonance
Repetition of similar vowel sounds in words
Ambiguity
the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.
Acronym
an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word
Archaic language
Archaic language refers to words, definitions, and grammatical constructs that are no longer used at all or are no longer used very often.
Audience
noun
1.
the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting
Assertion
a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
Aesthetics
noun
a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art.
Alliteration
noun
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
