Lit test 5 Flashcards
a method of expression in which the intended meaning of the words used is the direct opposite of their usual sense
irony
saying the opposite of what is meant
verbal irony
mocking form of irony that is spoken
sarcasm
sustained verbal irony throughout a poem or work
structural irony
contrasts what is reasonable
to expect and what actually happens
situational irony
reader is aware of the plot development that the character is not aware of
dramatic irony
extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
lack of exaggeration
understatement (opposite of a hyperbole)
exaggeration to mean the opposite effect
litotes
wrote the Golf Links Lie So Near the Mill
Sarah N. Cleghorn
poem that criticizes child labor
The Golf Links Lie So Near the Mill (children work and adults play golf)
wrote the Jade Flower Palace
Tu Fu
- poem that contrasts how the palace was grand but had fallen into disrepair
- theme
- Jade Flower Palace
- future is uncertain
wrote The Grave Grass Quivers
MacKinlay Kantor
story that takes place near Arbor Day
The Grave Grass Quivers
in The Grave Grass Quivers:
1. the murderer
2. the main character
3. the murder weapon
4. reveals where the victims were buried
5. thing the murderer must do
- Eli Goble
- Doc Martindale
- hatchet
- flowers weren’t on the dirt
- give one million dollars to the hospital
poem that makes fun of people that gossip
Scylla Toothless (anonymous); her tongue is the reason she has no teeth
wrote the Letter from a West Texas Constituent
J.B. Lee Jr.
criticizes farm subsidy programs
Letter from a West Texas Constituent
wrote A Considerable Speck
Robert Frost
criticizes authors who write mindlessly
A Considerable Speck
wrote The Day the Dam Broke
James Thurber
describes the hoards of people like water
The Day the Dam Broke
quote the people in The Day the Dam Broke were repeating
“Go East”
