Final exam Flashcards
Narratory block
A caption from a character or narrator
Emanata
Unrealistic pictorial elements emanating from a character, symbolizing something about that character
Aside
A character by themself
Allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it
Paradox
A statement that leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory
Oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Dramatic irony
When the audience knows something the characters don’t
Situational irony
something happening that is very different to what was expected
Character Foil
a device used by writers to contrast or reflect another character
Scansion
the action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm
