English Flashcards
1
Q
Inflation
A
A common technique of satire
Real life situations turned into exaggerations
2
Q
Hyperbole
A
Wildly exaggeration
Gross
3
Q
Diminution
A
Reduces the size of something in order that it may be made to appear ridiculous
4
Q
Juxtaposition
A
Equal importance
Move everything down to the lowest level
5
Q
Understatement
A
Less than what it really is
6
Q
Foreshadowing
A
A warning or indication of a future event
“Signal”
7
Q
Suspense
A
State of excitement
Uncertain of what’s going to happen
8
Q
Situational irony
A
Expect one thing another occurs
9
Q
Dramatic irony
A
We know but character doesn’t
10
Q
Verbal irony
A
Say one thug mean another
11
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Flashback
A
A sudden vivid memory
Taken back
