Literary terms starting with I Flashcards
1
Q
Idiom
A
Two things getting compared with like or as
2
Q
Dramatic Irony
A
When the audience knows something the character does not
3
Q
Verbal irony
A
similar to sarcasm, when the writer makes a statement in which the actual meaning differentiates between what the character is saying / what the words appear to express
4
Q
Situational Irony
A
when the audience is led to believe in one thing that will occur when the opposite (or something completely different) actually occurs. either humorous or tragic
