blindness Flashcards
allegory
narrative representation in which a character, place or event can be interpreted to represent a hidden meaning with moral or political significance. Authors use allegory to convey complex ideas in ways that are comprehensible or striking to it’s readers.
speculative fiction
genres that depart from reality. It is an exploration of an alternate reality. Asks the question, what if? It often has a spesific purpose: an idea it wants to explore through the eyes of another world.
Apocalitptic and post apocaliptic fiction
This is a sub-genre of speculative fiction in which the Earths (or another planets) civilisation is collapsing or has already collapsed.
dramatic irony
When the reader knows something that the characters don’t
situational irony
the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected.
verbal irony
when you say something different than what you mean.