Literary terms Flashcards
Preface
-frontal material
-introduction to a book, or stating its subject, why it came to being, written by the author
Foreword
-frontal material short introduction to a book, typically by a person rather than an author, tells why you should read the book
prologue
-frontal material
- a Short introduction of literary or small things you need to know before reading
Epilogue
-end material
-a speech or section explaining a conclusion on what has happened in the book
afterword
-end material
-describes more how the book came to be, how idea of book was developed
def of juxtaposition
- the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effects.
-ex: green apple and red apple
what are the 3 types of irony and what is the difference?
-Verbal: A person says one thing but means the opposite
-Dramatic: when an audience knows something that other characters know
Situational: opposite of what is expected happens