literary terms Flashcards
three different forms of irony
- dramatic
- situational
- verbal
dramatic irony
audience is aware, character is not
situational irony
no ones aware, completely different event occurs than what the audience and character thought
verbal irony
when someone says something that means the opposite
three different points of view
1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person
three different third-person points of view
3rd person limited, objective, and omniscient
third person limited
access to only one characters perspective
third person objective
reports events with no knowledge of any character perspective
third person omniscient
pov from every character
conflict
faced obstacles
juxtaposition
contrast between two different ideas
motivation
what drives the character
theme
central idea of the writing
simile
comparisons using like or as
symbolism
an object that represents another or a greater idea/theme
