| A | B |
|---|
| dramatic irony | when the audience knows more than the characters do |
| situational irony | what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected |
| verbal irony | what is said is the opposite of what is said |
| setting | the time and place in which the action of a narrative occurs; also reveals social climate or motivation |
| exposition | as it refers to plays/novels, etc.-background information about the setting, characters, and other elements of a story or play |
| protagonist | the main character of a short story, play, or novel. He or she may have good or bad character traits. |
| antagonist | A character who opposes the protagonist and may possess good or bad traits. May also be a force of some type, such as nature |
| foreshadowing | provides clues about future events in a story |
| flashback | A scene in a short story, novel, or play, or narrative poem that interrupts the actions to show an event that happened earlier. |
| metaphor | makes a comparison between two things that are basically dissimiliar. (Life is a dream.) |
| extended metaphor | a metaphor that is extended throughout a poem |
| personification | a figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities |
| simile | a comparison using "like", "as" or "resembles" |
| alliteration | repetition of similar sounds, usually consonants or consonant clusters, in a group of words. |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech using exaggeration, or overstatement, for a special effect. |
