Irony
Irony occurring when a speaker's meaning differs from what he or she says in words
verbal irony
the representation of something as less important than it truly is
understatement
Who is Screwtape's nephew?
In "The Day the Dam Broke," what imaginative comparison does Thurber use when he says, "Black streams of people flowed eastward"?
metaphor
What poetic form does the poet use in "At the Aquarium"?
sonnet
a type of irony in which a story’s events violate normal expectations
situational irony
mock praise
sarcasm
What type of irony does The Screwtape Letters as a whole exemplify?
structural irony
What does "Letter from a West Texas Constituent" satirize?
the farm subsidy program
What is the overall mood of "Jade Flower Palace"?
meloncholy
a type of irony in which the reader is aware of a plot development but the characters are not
dramatic irony
brief phrase that combines contradictory elements for effect (e.g. sweet sorrow)
oxymoron
What "law" does Screwtape refer to when talking about the normal ups and downs of human life in a fallen world?
Law of Undulation
What type of irony is shown throughout "The Day the Dam Broke"?
dramatic irony
personification
a type of irony wherein the entire work, rather than a short passage or section, is built around a pervasive, underlying irony
structural irony
a type of obvious overstatement used by writers to make a point (e.g. a million birds flying by)
hyperbole
What type of writing is The Screwtape Letters? Hint: taking place solely through letters
epistolary
What is the inciting incident in the plot of "The Grave Grass Quivers"? How is it ironic?
Goble’s giving of land to the county when he’d never given anything to anyone without getting something in return. It’s ironic because his “gift” is how he was found out.
Who is the speaker in "Earth"?
a Martian astronomer
corrective ridicule of some object of scorn usually outside the literature itself
Satire
a form of understatement that expresses a positive statement by denying its opposite (e.g. she’s no slacker)
litotes
Describe Screwtape's depiction of hell.
cold, harsh, and bureaucratic
Who solves the crime in "The Grave Grass Quivers"?
Doc Martindale
What is the real topic of "Scylla Toothless"?
Scylla's tongue and talking/gossiping alot