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protagonist the main character, who must overcome obstacles and
resolve the conflict
The character who works against the protagonist in the
antagonist
story
, irony incongruity between what might be expected and what
actually occurs
dramatic irony occurs when another character(s) and/or the audience
know more than one or more characters on stage about
what is happening
verbal irony occurs when what is said contradicts what is meant or
thought
situational irony occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or
events turn out to be the opposite from what one had
expected
alliteration repetition of initial consonant sounds
hyperbole a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong
emotion, make a point, or evoke humor
metaphor a figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using
like or as
onomatopoeia using words that imitate the sound they denote, for
example BOOM
simile a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between
things of different kinds (usually formed with
'like' or 'as')
oxymoron a phrase that contains the opposite element with opposite
meaning
personification giving an inanimate object human qualities, for example
"the stars DANCED with light"
allusion a reference to something literary, mythological, or
historical that the author assumes the reader will
recognize
euphemism a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh,
blunt, or offensive term
the humorous use of a word or phrase as to emphasize it's
pun
different meanings
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occurs when what is said contradicts what is meant or thought
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1 situational irony verbal irony
3 symbol 4 metaphor
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Terms in this set (42)
protagonist the main character, who must overcome obstacles and
resolve the conflict
The character who works against the protagonist in the
antagonist
story
, irony incongruity between what might be expected and what
actually occurs
dramatic irony occurs when another character(s) and/or the audience
know more than one or more characters on stage about
what is happening
verbal irony occurs when what is said contradicts what is meant or
thought
situational irony occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or
events turn out to be the opposite from what one had
expected
alliteration repetition of initial consonant sounds
hyperbole a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong
emotion, make a point, or evoke humor
metaphor a figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using
like or as
onomatopoeia using words that imitate the sound they denote, for
example BOOM
simile a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between
things of different kinds (usually formed with
'like' or 'as')
oxymoron a phrase that contains the opposite element with opposite
meaning
personification giving an inanimate object human qualities, for example
"the stars DANCED with light"
allusion a reference to something literary, mythological, or
historical that the author assumes the reader will
recognize
euphemism a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh,
blunt, or offensive term
the humorous use of a word or phrase as to emphasize it's
pun
different meanings
