Vocab 2 Flashcards
Uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike things
Simile
Points out a similarity between two unlike things
Metaphor
Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman subject
Personification
Exaggeration for effect
Hyperbole
A contradiction between what happens and what is expected
Irony
When something happens that contradicts the expectations of the characters or the audience
Situation irony
When something contradictory is said
Verbal
When the audience is aware of something that the character or speaker is not
Dramatic irony
The feeling created in the reader u a literary work or passage
Mood
A central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work
Theme
A message about life that is expressed regularly in many different cultures and time period
Universal theme
The writer’s attitude towards his or her audience and subject; can be described as formal, informal, serious, playful, bitter, or ironic
Tone
The sequence of events in a story; including an exposition, the rising action, climax, the falling action, and the resolution
Plot
Marked by blithe unconcern
Nonchalant
Rich and superior in quality
Opulent
The characteristic of exceptionally early development
Precocious
Making claim to or creating an appearance of importance or distinction
Pretentious
Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate; stimulating discussion or exciting controversy
Provocative
The reestablishing of cordial relations
Reconciliation
Capable of withstanding shock without permanent deformation or rupture
Tending to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change
Resilient
Language not meant to be taken literally
Figurative language
