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English 12 Study Guide Part 1

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art in another literary work isan allusion
A kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice or folly in order to bring about social reform is calledsatire
A contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality isirony
The use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in the plot is known asforeshadowing
The literary element otherwise known as sarcasm isdramatic irony
The writer's attitude toward the reader, a subject, or character is calledtone
It is an error in judgment or a character weakness that causes a character's downfall; for example, Macbeth's greed and lust for power was histragic flaw
Which of the following quotations contains hyperbole?I would love you ten years before the Flood,/ And you should, if you please, refuse/Till the conversion of the Jews.
The following line contains an example of what literary element? "She walks in beauty, like the night."simile
Which of the following elements occurs when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate?verbal irony


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