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English 4 vocab

final exam vocab review

QuestionAnswer
soliloquy a long speech in a play or in a prose work made by a character who is alone and thus revels private thoughts and feelings to the audience or reader
Epic a long narrative poem about the adventures of gods or of a hero
Irony the general name given to literary techniques that involve suprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions
Verbal Irony when words are used to suggest the opposite of their usual meaning
situational irony when an event occurs that directly contradicts expectations
analogy an extended comparison of relationships
parallelism similar ideas epressed in similar gramatical forms
repetition the repeating of key words and concepts
rhetorical devices special patterns of language. used to make ideas memorable and to stir emotions
Imagery the descriptive language used in literature to re-create sensory eperiences
prophetic essay when writer makes bold, systematic predictions
prophetic essay may give warnings against complacency or pride
prophetic essay a brief work of non-fiction
prophetic essay makes predictions about the future of a large collective
prophetic essay uses memorable phrases to impress predictions on readers' memories or to reinforce warnings
social critism/commentary writing that offers insight into society, its values, and its customs
novel an extended work of fiction that often has a complicated plot many major and minor characters, a unifying theme, and several settings
satire writing that ridicules or holds up to contempt the faults of individuals or groups
Created by: mistymirage
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