vocab week 3

Question 1

in medias res- adverb

Answer 1

Into the middle of a narrative;
opens in the midst of a
plot

Question 2

dramatic irony- noun

Answer 2

A literary and theatrical device in which the reader or audience knows more than the w there are following

Question 3

situational irony- noun

Answer 3

takes place when the opposite of what is expected actually happens

Question 4

verbal irony- noun

Answer 4

A statement in which the speaker’s words are incongruous with the speaker’s intent

Question 5

juxtaposition-noun

Answer 5

The fact of two things being
seen or placed close together with contrasting effect

Question 6

metaphor-noun

Answer 6

A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a what that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison

Question 7

mood-noun

Answer 7

the atmosphere of a narrative, created by setting, attitude, and descriptions

Question 8

motif-noun

Answer 8

any distinctive feature/idea that recurs across a story that develops theme/mood

Question 9

unreliable narrator-noun

Answer 9

Any narrator who misleads readers, either
deliberately or unwittingly

Question 10

synecdoche-noun

Answer 10

a part of something is substituted for the whole

Question 11

nuance-noun

Answer 11

a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound