when someone says one thing but means something completely different verbal irony verbal irony
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When someone says one When someone says one thing but means thing but means
something completely something completely differentdifferent
verbal ironyverbal irony
person, place, or thing person, place, or thing used to represent used to represent something elsesomething else
symbolsymbol
The reader sees a The reader sees a character’s mistakes or character’s mistakes or
misunderstandings, but the misunderstandings, but the character himself does notcharacter himself does not
dramatic Ironydramatic Irony
giving hints and clues of giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a what is to come later in a
storystory
foreshadowingforeshadowing
a combination a combination contradictory terms as in contradictory terms as in
jumbo shrimpjumbo shrimp
oxymoronoxymoron
the main character or the main character or hero of the storyhero of the story
protagonistprotagonist
the action or the the action or the sequence of related sequence of related
eventsevents
plotplot
A comparison of two unlike A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of things in which a word of comparison (comparison (likelike or or asas) is ) is
usedused
similesimile
Anxiety or nervousness Anxiety or nervousness about what is going to about what is going to
happenhappen
suspensesuspense
the high point, or turning the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually point, in a story—usually the most intense pointthe most intense point
climaxclimax
great difference in what great difference in what was expected and what was expected and what
happenedhappened
situational situational ironyirony
A character struggles with A character struggles with himself or herselfhimself or herself
internal internal conflictconflict
language that appeals to language that appeals to the senses the senses
imageryimagery
Comparison of two unlike Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of things in which no word of
comparisoncomparison“She is my sunshine”“She is my sunshine”
metaphormetaphor
poetry that doesn’t poetry that doesn’t necessarily rhyme and is necessarily rhyme and is
in iambic pentameterin iambic pentameter
blank verseblank verse
a word or phrase that is a word or phrase that is used in such a way to used in such a way to
suggest more than one suggest more than one possible meaningpossible meaning
punpun
A word or phrase used in A word or phrase used in place of a person’s nameplace of a person’s name
“Ms. Know-it-all”“Ms. Know-it-all”
epithetepithet
a speech delivered by a a speech delivered by a character when he or she character when he or she
is alone on stageis alone on stage
soliloquysoliloquy
When someone says one When someone says one thing but means thing but means
something completely something completely differentdifferent
verbal Ironyverbal Irony
person, place, or thing person, place, or thing used to represent used to represent something elsesomething else
symbolsymbol
The reader sees a The reader sees a character’s mistakes or character’s mistakes or
misunderstandings, but the misunderstandings, but the character himself does notcharacter himself does not
dramatic Ironydramatic Irony
Anxiety or nervousness Anxiety or nervousness about what is going to about what is going to
happenhappen
suspensesuspense
giving hints and clues of giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a what is to come later in a
storystory
foreshadowingforeshadowing
the main character or the main character or hero of the storyhero of the story
protagonistprotagonist
a combination a combination contradictory terms as in contradictory terms as in
jumbo shrimpjumbo shrimp
oxymoronoxymoron
the action or the the action or the sequence of related sequence of related
eventsevents
plotplot
a word or phrase that is a word or phrase that is used in such a way to used in such a way to
suggest more than one suggest more than one possible meaningpossible meaning
punpun
A comparison of two unlike A comparison of two unlike things in which a word of things in which a word of comparison (comparison (likelike or or asas) is ) is
usedused
similesimile
great difference in what great difference in what was expected and what was expected and what
happenedhappened
situational situational ironyirony
the high point, or turning the high point, or turning point, in a story—usually point, in a story—usually the most intense pointthe most intense point
climaxclimax
A character struggles with A character struggles with himself or herselfhimself or herself
internal internal conflictconflict
Comparison of two unlike Comparison of two unlike things in which no word of things in which no word of
comparisoncomparison“She is my sunshine”“She is my sunshine”
metaphormetaphor
language that appeals to language that appeals to the senses the senses
imageryimagery
poetry that doesn’t poetry that doesn’t necessarily rhyme and is necessarily rhyme and is
in iambic pentameterin iambic pentameter
blank verseblank verse
a speech delivered by a a speech delivered by a character when he or she character when he or she
is alone on stageis alone on stage
soliloquysoliloquy
A word or phrase used in A word or phrase used in place of a person’s nameplace of a person’s name
“Ms. Know-it-all”“Ms. Know-it-all”
epithetepithet