Literary Elements And Elements Of Drama Flashcards
Dramatic Irony
When the audience Or reader know something that the character in the in a book or play doesn’t
Situational Irony
When the reader or audience doesn’t expect a certain event to happen
Verbal Irony
When a person says or writes one thing and means the opposite
Simile
A comparison that uses like or ass
Metaphor
A comparison that doesn’t use like or as
Allusion
An expression designed to call something to mind with out mentioning it explicitly
Personification
Giving an object human like qualities
Foil
A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character with the objective to highlight the traits of another character
Motif
A recurring subject, theme, or idea
Theme
A subject of discourse, discussion, mediation, or composition
Fable
A short tale to teach a moral lesson, often animals or inanimate objects as characters
Tragedy
An event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe
Tragic hero
A protagonist with a fatal flaw that leads to his downfall
Irony
The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
