Figurative Language
A comparison using "like" or "as."
What is simile?
When someone says one thing but the phrase suggests a different meaning, it is an example of this type of irony.
What is verbal irony.
The dialect in which Chaucer wrote:
“Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote
And bathed every veyne in swich licour,
Of which vertu engendred is the flour...”
What is Middle English?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
The inclusion of sensory details to bring life to a scene.
What is imagery?
A comparison not using "like" or "as."
What is metaphor?
When a character tries to do something but the opposite happens, it is an instance of this type of irony.
What is situational irony?
A defect in a character, such as Macbeth's ambition, that brings about disaster,
What is a tragic flaw?
"Jumbo shrimp" or any other phrase made up of two contradictory words.
What is oxymoron?
When an author hints at what will happen in the future.
What is foreshadowing?
The where and when of a literary text.
What is setting?
When a character faces off against other forces, such as in man v. nature, it is this type of struggle.
What is external conflict?
The perspective in which a story is told.
What is point of view?
Piggy's glasses = technology
Conch = law and order
Flag = patriotism
What is symbolism?
A type of figurative language in Old English, made up of two combined words.
What is a kenning?
Giving human traits to a non-human thing.
What is personification?
When a character in a scary movie opens a closet door, but the audience knows there is a killer hiding behind it, it is an example of this literary term.
What is dramatic irony?
Often seen in Shakespeare, this "thought-bubble" is a short line for a character to express a feeling unheard by others onstage.
What is an aside?
The genre of text that makes a social criticism, such as in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
What is satire?
"He's as big as Hercules" or "He looked like Grendel" are examples of this referential literary device.
What is allusion?
An example of extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
Macbeth has a difficult time deciding between good and evil when he experiences this inner turmoil.
What is internal conflict?
Piggy holds onto the conch because it symbolizes law and order, telling us that he believes in these things. It is an example of this term that describes an author's development of characters.
What is characterization?
Often found in Shakespeare, this type of speech features a character voicing his thoughts.
What is a soliloquy?
The dialect in which Beowulf is written.
“Hwæt. We Gardena in geardagum,
þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.”
What is Old English?