English notes

Dramatic irony - irony involving facts or events that are unknown to a character in a story but are known to the reader

Situational irony - irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended

In media res - a piece of writing that begins in the middle of action

Symbols & Motifs - objects or phenomena that represents a larger abstract idea, especially when recurring or in a pattern

Bildungsroman - a German word for “coming of age” usually a teen’s transition to adulthood or sometimes a hero’s quest for a specific goal