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literary terms four
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Irony | The difference between what we expect or what seems suitable and what actually happens. There are three main types of irony. |
Verbal irony | occurs when someone says something but means the opposite. “Nice day,” you say as you slog through flood water up to your waist. |
• Situational irony | refers to an event that is contrary to, or the opposite of, what we expected. The firehouse burns. The winner of the wrestling match is the weakest team member. |
Dramatic irony | takes place when we know what is going to happen to a character but the character does not know. Margo opens the door to a garage we know is filled with snakes. We know, but the robbers do not know, that the hotel they plan to rob is host to a police conv |
Ambiguity | A quality that allows something to be interpreted in several different or conflicting ways. For example, if you and a friend have completely different ideas about an ambiguous character or the ambiguous ending of a story, you both might be “right.” There |
allusion | reference to another literary work or historical event |
Style | The particular way a writer uses language. Style is revealed chiefly through diction (word choice), sentence structure, and tone. The use or avoidance of specialized language such as figurative language also has an impact on style. |
Diction | The writer’s choice of words_an essential element of a writer’s style. Diction has a major effect on the tone of a piece of writing. |