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NCFE Terms Review #2
Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character. | dramatic irony |
| The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. | irony |
| A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant. | verbal irony |
| Events turn out the opposite of what was expected. | situational irony |
| An appeal based on the character/reputation/ credibility of the speaker. | ethos |
| Appeal to emotion. | pathos |
| An appeal based on logic or reason. | logos |
| Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things, (examples are metaphor, simile, and personification). | figurative language |
| A scene or event from the past that appears in a narrative out of chronological order, to fill in information or explain something in the present. | flashback |
| Character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character with the objective to highlight the traits of the other character. | foil |
| An author's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story. | foreshadowing |
| A poetic form that has no regular rhyme scheme, pattern of beats, or stanza form | free verse |
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