Semester 2- English Final Flashcards
Metaphor
a comparison of two or more unlike things not using like or as (is)
Simile
a comparison of two or more unlike things using like or as
pun
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings
“You have dancing shoes with nimble soles; I have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground I cannot move.” Romeo
Foil
a character who serves as a direct opposite to another character
Foreshadowing
in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story
Paradox
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
“My only love, sprung from my only hate.” Juliet
Oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (usually two words or just shorter than a paradox)
“Dove-feathered raven”
“Heavy lightness”
Personification
giving human like qualities to an animal, object, or idea
Situational Irony
the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens
Verbal Irony
saying something and it really meaning to opposite; sarcasm
Dramatic Irony
when the audience knows something a character does not
Prologue
Establishes background and setting details
Can sometimes spoil the ending, “Romeo and Juliet” or just give main
Iambic Pentameter
10 beats per verse
sonnet
40 lined meter in an iambic pentameter
Soliloquy
Speech delivered by an alone character on stage
Thoughts
Aside
Other characters are on stage, too
Speech delivered to reveal inner thoughts and feelings
Tragedy
a dramatic writing dealing with a serious or somber theme where one or more than one person faces downfall or destruction
main character/s die
