ap term quiz 4 foreshadowing-juxtaposition

foreshadowing

when an author 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 and/or death.

imagery

word or words that create a picture in the readers mind. involved the five senses

invective

A long, emotionally violent, attack using strong, abusive language.

irony

when the opposite of what is expected happens

verbal irony

When you say something and mean the opposite/something different. (ex an 8 mile run a "walk in the park")

dramatic irony

when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't (ex horror movie, we know killer but main character doesn't and ironically trusts them)

situational irony

it makes you laugh because it's funny how things turn out (johnny spends two hours trying to get into a movie but ends up missing the movie)

Juxtaposition

placing two things side by side for the purposes of comparison