Literary Terms for TIoBE Flashcards
Define Pun
playing with words; example: He drove his car into a tree a found out how the Mercedes bends
Define Coined Words
making up a new word; such as “Bunbury”
Define Inverted Cliches
mixing up an overused expression
Define Illogic
unreasonable, irrational
Define Dramatic Irony
the audience knows something that the character doesn’t
Define Satire
often using humor to expose and criticize people’s foolishness and stupidity.
Define Paradox
a contradictory statement; sometimes, with some truth in it.
Define Aesthete
a person who loves beauty
Define Stock Characters
a simplified, recognizable character- like an archetype
What is the “aristocracy”?
the upper class
What does the word “earnest” mean?
truthful, honest, and sincere
How is the title of the play a pun?
The word is ambiguous in sound: Earnest/ Ernest
