English test 12/12/19

Question 1

Dramatic irony-

Answer 1

When the reader is aware of the plot development but the characters are not

Question 2

Hyperbole-

Answer 2

An understatement used by writers to make a point

Question 3

Irony

Answer 3

The use of language between what is expected vs. what really happens

Question 4

Oxymoron-

Answer 4

Phrases that combine contradictory elements for effect

Question 5

Pun-

Answer 5

when the other combines two word meanings into a sentence

Question 6

Sarcasm-

Answer 6

Irony also known as ‘‘mock phrase’’

Question 7

Satire-

Answer 7

Riddicule of an object outside literature

Question 8

Situational irony-

Answer 8

When a storys events violate normal expectations

Question 9

Structural irony-

Answer 9

Verbal irony that generates literal and implied meaning.

Question 10

Understatement-

Answer 10

The representation of something less important than it truly is

Question 11

Verbal irony-

Answer 11

when a speakers meaning is different from what his/her expresses in words

Question 12

litotes-

Answer 12

An understatement that expresses a positive statement by dening the opposite

Question 13

What is the theme of ‘‘The Golf Links’’

Answer 13

The theme is expressed through situational irony

Question 14

What is the authors irony in ‘‘The Golf Links’’

Answer 14

The author shows a reversal in roles, the kids are working in the factory, but the men are outside playing golf. She wants us to be mad at the factory woker for taking advantage of the kids