Symbol and Irony Flashcards

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Symbolism

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Something means more than what it is

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Verbal irony

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Say the opposite of what is meant; sarcasm

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Dramatic irony

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Contrast between what character says or thinks and what the reader knows to be true

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Situational irony

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Opposite of what is expected happens; discrepancy between appearance and reality, expectation or fulfillment or between what is and what would seem appropriate

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