A | B |
Onomatopoeia | the formation of words whose sound is imitative of the sound of the noise or action designated |
Hyperbole | obvious and intentional exaggeration |
Foreshadowing | To show or indicate beforehand |
Flashback | allows a writer to present past events during current events |
Point of View | an opinion, attitude, or judgment |
Verbal Irony | Sarcasm |
Situational Irony | the opposite of what you think is going to happen |
Dramatic Irony | The reader/audience knows something that a character does not know |
Satire | A kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice, or folly in order to bring about social reform |
Paradox | An apparent contradiction that is actually true |