| A | B |
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| Situational Irony | Situation that appearances contrast with actual facts |
| Allusion | When a text refers to a well known work of literature, art, a historical event or idea. |
| Irony | Information that contradicts a characters circumstances or thoughts |
| Symbolism | Uses an object, picture or person to represent an idea in the story |
| Lei-Motif | A recurring phrase, object or image that is used to thread the story together |
| Catalyst | Figure or thing that participates, meaning it causes or triggers an event |
| Flashback | Reveals something that happened in the past that affects the present |
| Anachronism | An element in a story that is not appropriate to the time period |
| Comic-relief | Humor that is in the midst of a tense or depressing scene |
| Comic-relief | Provides relief from oppressing feeling of tragedy or impending feeling of doom |
| Foreshadowing | Hints or clues of things to come in the plot |
| Pathos | Greek term that refers to tragic emotion & describes the language and situation that moves the audience |
