Literary Terms Week 2 Michelle Holmes Block 3 4/26/11 English Grade 10 1. Verbal irony: verbal irony verbal irony verbal irony verbal irony verbal irony Definition: occurs when what is said contradicts what is meant or thought. Sentence: If somebody says “we’ll see” they usually mean no and that’s an example of verbal irony. 2. Dramatic irony: Definition: occurs when another character(s) and/or the audience know more than one or more characters on stage about what is happening. Sentence: I recall reading a story about a guy that thought he was two different people and the reader knew this but the other characters didn’t , and this is an example of dramatic irony. 3. Metaphor: Definition: an imaginative comparison used to enhance the meaning of what is being compared; may be direct (X is Y) or implied ("He wanted to win her heart" comparing love to a battle). Sentence: An example of a metaphor is “Your face is the sun.” 4. Meter: meter meter meter meter meter meter Definition: an arranged pattern of rhythm in a line of verse. Sentence: Different poems have different meters. 5. Narrator: Definition: tells the story in a prose piece. Sentence: In my favorite book Lizzie McGuire is the narrator. 6. Speaker: Definition: tells the story in a poetic piece. Sentence: The speaker in a poem that I know is William Shakespeare. 7. Onomatopoeia: Definition: the use of words that by their sound suggest their meaning. Sentence: clap and boom are examples of onomatopoeia. 8. Oxymoron: Definition: a figure of speech consisting of two apparently contradictory terms. Sentence: dirty soap is an oxymoron. 9. Personification: Definition: when something nonhuman is given human characteristics (must be HUMAN, or it's a metaphor). Sentence: an example of personification is “the sun smiled down at me.” 10. Plot: plot plot plot plot plot Definition: the pattern of events in a play, poem, or fictional work. Sentence: Plot is what happens in a story. The plot of Up was very fun.
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