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terms from "Bargain", "Promise", literary devices, and literary terms

QuestionAnswer
broached suggest
pilfer steal
predicament problem/difficult situation
dwell talk or think about at length
amends solutions, apologies
characterization The way the writer reveals the personality of a character.
How many ways does a writer use for characterization? five
What are the the five ways a writer uses characterization? through the words of character, through description of character's looks and clothing, through description of character's thoughts and feelings, through comments made about the character by other characters in the story, and through character's behavior
irony A contrast between expectation and reality.
What are the three types of irony? verbal, situational, and dramatic
verbal irony involves a contrast between what is said or written and what is really meant
situational irony occurs when what happens is very different from what we would have expected to happen
dramatic irony occurs when the audience or reader knows something a character does not
feigning to pretend
chastise punish
intrigued to be interested
disclosing to reveal information
collateral thing pledged as security for a loan
alliteration The repetition of the beginning sound in two or more words in a line or verse.
allusion A reference (assumed to be known) to a famous person, or event in life, or literature.
hyperbole An exaggerated statement used for effect and not to be taken literally.
metaphor An implied comparison in which one thing is said to be another. Based on one or more characteristics they share.
onomatopoeola The sound of the word imitates or echoes the original meaning.
perosonification A figure of speech giving human qualities to something nonhuman.
simile An explicit comparison between two things using like, as, or than.
imagery Language that appeals to one or more of the five senses.
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