Collection 4 terms Flashcards
What is Figurative Language?
Figurative language is when you describe something by comparing it to something else.
Ex: Metaphors, similes, hyperboles,etc
What is Fortunes Fool?
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What does Tragic Hero mean?
A Tragic hero is a character in a dramatic tragedy who has sympathetic traits but meets with suffering or defeat.
What is Foil?
Foil is a character who is presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point to or show to advantage some aspect of the second character.
What is a Pun?
A Pun is a play on words, centering on a word with more than one meaning or words that sound alike.
What is Dramatic Irony?
Dramatic irony is a device by which the audiences or reader’s understanding of events or individuals in a work surpasses that of its characters.
What is Tragic Flaw?
Tragic Flaw is a literary term that refers to a personality trait of a main character that leads to his or her downfall.
