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Analyzing Lit Part 2
Study cards for Analyzing lit clep
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Dramatic irony | Where the audience or reader is aware of something important, of which the characters in the story are not aware. |
| Exposition | Where an author interrupts a story in order to explain something, usually to provide important background information. |
| Figurative language | Any use of language where the intended meaning differs from the actual literal meaning of the words themselves. |
| Foil | A character who is meant to represent characteristics, values, ideas, etc. which are directly and diametrically opposed to those of another character, usually the protagonist. |
| Foreshadowing | Where future events in a story, or perhaps the outcome, are suggested by the author before they happen. |
| Hyperbole | A description which exaggerates, usually employing extremes and/or superlatives to convey a positive or negative attribute. |
| Iambic pentameter | A poetic meter wherein each line contains ten syllables, as five repetitions of a two-syllable pattern in which the pronunciation emphasis is on the second syllable. |
| Imagery | Language which describes something in detail, using words to substitute for and create sensory stimulation |
| Irony | Where an event occurs which is unexpected, in the sense that it is somehow in absurd or mocking opposition to what would be expected or appropriate. |
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