Irony
Satire
Word Play
Figures of Speech
Literature
100
When someone says the opposite of what is meant
What is verbal irony?
100
The ridicule of the subject.
What is satire?
100
A humorous play on words
What is a pun?
100
Discordant sounds used for effect.
What is cacophony?
100
A prose or poetic story that illustrates a moral
What is fable?
200
When the audience knows something which would be surprising to the characters in a story.
What is dramatic irony?
200
A humorous, often exagerrated imitation of a serious work.
What is a parody?
200
A figure of speech which employs two contradictory terms.
What is an oxymoron?
200
Harmonious sounds used for effect?
What is euphony?
200
A short story that illustrates a moral
What is a parable?
300
The unexpected opposite of what you thought.
What is irony?
300
Scathing verbal mockery
What is sarcasm?
300
Figurative language used to evoke particular sensory experiences.
What is imagery?
300
A comparison of two unlike things employing LIKE or AS.
What is a simile?
300
A story with an underlying meaning symbolized by the character and action.
What is an allegory?
400
When circumstances are counter to expectation.
What is situational irony?
400
A deliberate overstatement
What is hyperbole?
400
A word which reads the same forwards and backwards
What is a palindrome?
400
A figure of speech equating two unlike things.
What is a metaphor?
400
The central idea or thesis of a work
What is the theme?
500
Rain on your wedding day is an example
What is situational irony?
500
An aparanetly contradictory statement which contains a truth that reconciles the contradiction.
What is paradox?
500
A word or phrase created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase
What is an anagram?
500
The relation of something more unfamiliar to something more familiar
What is an analogy?
500
The point of highest emotional intensity in a story
What is the climax?
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