IB Glossary of Terms (60 Only)

Question 1

What uses ambiguous language to mislead?

Accepted Answer

Equivocation

Question 2

What attributes human traits to non-human entities?

Accepted Answer

Anthropomorphism

Question 3

What substitutes a term with a related concept?

Accepted Answer

Metonymy

Question 4

What is a word governing two others with different meanings?

Accepted Answer

Zeugma

Question 5

What is a flawed comparison?

Accepted Answer

False Analogy

Question 6

What is circular reasoning?

Accepted Answer

Begging the Question

Question 7

What is exaggeration used for effect?

Accepted Answer

Hyperbole

Question 8

What novel focuses on psychological growth?

Accepted Answer

Bildungsroman

Question 9

What technique creates 3D illusions on flat surfaces?

Accepted Answer

Trompe-l'œil

Question 10

What is a pause within a line of poetry?

Accepted Answer

Caesura

Question 11

What is sound from within the story world?

Accepted Answer

Diegetic Sound

Question 12

What artwork imitates another style?

Accepted Answer

Pastiche

Question 13

What combines contradictory terms?

Accepted Answer

Oxymoron

Question 14

What is the coexistence of multiple voices?

Accepted Answer

Heteroglossia

Question 15

What relies on creativity for low-cost advertising?

Accepted Answer

Guerrilla Advertising

Question 16

What uses negation to understate?

Accepted Answer

Litotes

Question 17

What is an illogical conclusion?

Accepted Answer

Non Sequitur

Question 18

What is dominance through cultural control?

Accepted Answer

Hegemony

Question 19

What aligns public opinion with power?

Accepted Answer

Manufactured Consent

Question 20

What is humorous word substitution?

Accepted Answer

Malapropism

Question 21

What is a logical error undermining arguments?

Accepted Answer

Argumentation Fallacy

Question 22

What diverts attention with irrelevant topics?

Accepted Answer

Red Herring

Question 23

What propaganda method urges conformity?

Accepted Answer

Bandwagon Appeal

Question 24

What gives the appearance of truth in a narrative?

Accepted Answer

Verisimilitude

Question 25

What is an absurd plot device resolving conflict?

Accepted Answer

Deus ex Machina

Question 26

What involves analysis of poetic meter?

Accepted Answer

Scansion

Question 27

What is redundant phrasing?

Accepted Answer

Tautology

Question 28

What mimics unfiltered thoughts in narrative?

Accepted Answer

Stream of Consciousness

Question 29

What is persuasive using vague emotional phrases?

Accepted Answer

Glittering Generalities

Question 30

What contrasts story chronology and plotted presentation?

Accepted Answer

Syuzhet vs. Fabula

Question 31

What is repetition at the end of clauses?

Accepted Answer

Epistrophe

Question 32

What assumes causation due to sequence?

Accepted Answer

Post Hoc Fallacy

Question 33

What is the emotional release experienced by audiences?

Accepted Answer

Catharsis

Question 34

What is external sound added for the audience?

Accepted Answer

Non-Diegetic Sound

Question 35

What subverts media to challenge power?

Accepted Answer

Culture Jamming

Question 36

What is an indirect reference to history or literature?

Accepted Answer

Allusion

Question 37

What is repetition with intervening words?

Accepted Answer

Diacope

Question 38

What claims minor actions lead to extreme outcomes?

Accepted Answer

Slippery Slope

Question 39

What are the three persuasive appeals?

Accepted Answer

Ethos/Pathos/Logos

Question 40

What is a narrative with symbolic characters?

Accepted Answer

Allegory

Question 41

What substitutes a mild term for a harsh one?

Accepted Answer

Euphemism

Question 42

What involves immersive cultural research?

Accepted Answer

Ethnography

Question 43

What is a seemingly contradictory truth?

Accepted Answer

Paradox

Question 44

What places contrasting elements for emphasis?

Accepted Answer

Juxtaposition

Question 45

What reverses word order for effect?

Accepted Answer

Chiasmus

Question 46

What attacks a person instead of their argument?

Accepted Answer

Ad Hominem

Question 47

What are hidden messages influencing the subconscious?

Accepted Answer

Subliminal Messaging

Question 48

What represents a whole using a part?

Accepted Answer

Synecdoche

Question 49

What is a poetic line continuing without punctuation?

Accepted Answer

Enjambment

Question 50

What is repetition at the start of clauses?

Accepted Answer

Anaphora

Question 51

What is a poem mourning the dead?

Accepted Answer

Elegy

Question 52

What ethics prioritize duty over outcomes?

Accepted Answer

Deontology

Question 53

What is vague language to evade commitment?

Accepted Answer

Weasel Words

Question 54

What are parody ads critiquing consumerism?

Accepted Answer

Spoof Advertising

Question 55

What involves binary oppositions like good vs. evil?

Accepted Answer

Dichotomy

Question 56

What is the discomfort from contradictory beliefs?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive Dissonance

Question 57

What genre blends reality with magical elements?

Accepted Answer

Magical Realism

Question 58

What involves texts referencing other texts?

Accepted Answer

Intertextuality

Question 59

What involves addressing an absent entity?

Accepted Answer

Apostrophe

Question 60

What is the study of signs and symbols?

Accepted Answer

Semiotics

IB Glossary of Terms (60 Only)

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IB Glossary of Terms (60 Only)

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