Irony Chapter Review Flashcards
What word means the use if language to convey a meaning other than what is said or to express a contraction between what is expected and what happens?
irony
What word means a mock or praise?
Sarcasm
What word means a contrast between the literal interpretation of a statement and its implied meaning with the implied level carrying the author’s real meaning?
Verbal irony
What word means a sustained verbal irony with 2 layers of meaning through the entire work?
Structural irony
What word means when the reader/audience is aware of a plot development of which the character in the story is unaware of?
dramatic irony
What word means contrasting what is reasonable to expect and what actually happens?
Situational Irony
What word means corrective ridicule in literature?
Satire
What word means intentional exaggeration?
hyperbole
What word means a restraint or lack of emphasis for rhetorical effect?
understatement
From “The Day the Dam Broke”
What general event does Thurber describe in his essay?
A day when people thought the dam broke but didn’t.
From “The Day the Dam Broke”
What started the crisis?
A man running to meet his fiance or a man running.
From “The Day the Dam Broke”
What was the battle cry of the day?
The battle cry was “go east”, “the dam has broken”
From “The Day the Dam Broke”
Where was Thurber’s aunt when the crisis began?
Therbar’s aunt was at the cinema.
From “The Day the Dam Broke”
What did Dr.Mallory mistake for the sound of rushing water?
Dr.Mallory mistakes roller skates for the sound of rushing water.
What is the general tone in the essay “The Day the Dam Broke”?
humorous
The Screwtape Letters as a whole uses which type of irony?
structural irony
To what does Screwtape refer when he speaks of as the enemy?
God
Who does the screwtape believe as our friend on the other side?
Satan
What form of irony is illustrated throughout “The Day the Dam Broke”?
dramatic irony
Who wrote the day the dam broke?
James Thurber
Who wrote screwtape letters?
C.S. Lewis
Who wrote the grey grass quivers?
MacKinlay Kantor
Who wrote the Golf Links Lie So Near the Mill”?
Sarah Cleghorn
