WGU LCC1 Chapter 2 - Irony Flashcards
when the expected situation ends up being different from the actual situation.
“a death row pardon two mins to late.”
Situational Irony
the statement means the opposite of its literal meaning
“You picked a fine time to leave me Lucille.”
verbal irony
when actions contradict results; a coincidence occurs
Devine Intervention
Irony of Fate or Cosmic Irony
when the audience knows more than the main character. the waiting to see there reaction when they find out.
Dramatic Irony
extend the meaning beyond the dictionary term.
Connotation
The dictionary term for a word.
Denotation
words that sound like they mean
ooze, sizzle, bang
onomatopoeia
Repetition of sound
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
Alliteration
Repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within phrases or sentences
The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain.
Assonance
Conversations held in a drama
Dialogue
style of speaking or writing as dependent on the choice of word
accent or inflection
Diction
Speech associated with a region or culture
Dialect
figure of speech on which it is not literally applicable in order to show resemblance
A mighty fortress is our God
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared. Using like or as
she is like a rose
simile
