marsh week 2

forgot to study

Analogy

comparison of one pair of variables to a parallel set of variables

hyperbole

exaggeration

idiom

common, often used expression that doesn’t make sense if taken literally

metaphor

making an implied comparison, my feet are popsicles

extended metaphor

when a metaphor is continued later in a work

conceit

particular'ly elaborate extended metaphor

metonymy

replacing an actual word or idea with a related concept

synecdoche

a king of metonymy when a whole is represented by naming one of its parts

simile

comparson using like or as

synesthesia

crossing of the senses

personification

human-like qualities to something that is not human

foreshadowing

when an author gives hints about what will occur later in a story

genre

the major category into which a literary work fits

gothic

writing characterized by gloom, mystery, fear, death

imagery

word or words that create a picture in the reader’s mind, five senses

invective

long, emotionally violent, attack using strong abusive language

irony

when the opposite of what you expect happens

verbal irony

when you say something and mean the opposite/something different

sarcasm

bitter verbal irony

dramatic irony

when the audience knows something that the character doesn’t

situational irony

irony found in the plot of a book, story, or movie

juxtaposition

placing things side by side for the purposes of comparison

mood

atmosphere created by the literature and accomplished through word choice (diction)

motif

recurring idea in a piece of literature

oxymoron

contradictory terms