12th Final Part 2

Terms . .

100

Analogy - 

Comparison to explain something.

200

Antagonist - 

Opposes the protagonist.

300

Antithesis –

Contrasting ideas in balance

400

Climax –

Turning point of the story.

500

Colloquialism –

Informal language.

Terms . .

100

Comic hyperbole –

Exaggeration for humor.

200

Comic inversion –

Reversal of expectations for humor

300

Connotation –

Emotional meaning of a word.

400

Dark comedy –

Humor involving serious topics.

500

Dialogue –

Conversation between characters.

Terms . .

100

Diction –

Word choice

200

Dramatic function/purpose –

Why a scene/element exists.

300

Equivocation –

Ambiguous or misleading language.

400

Euphemism –

Polite term for something harsh.

500

Fallacy –

Faulty reasoning.

Teams

100

Figure of speech –

Non-literal language.

200

Genre –

Category of literature.

300

Infer –

Draw conclusions from evidence.

400

Conscious irony –

Intentional irony by author/character.

500

Dramatic irony –

Audience knows more than characters.

Terms . .

100

Tragic irony –

Actions lead to downfall unknowingly.

200

Verbal irony –

Saying the opposite of what is meant.

300

Juxtaposition –

Placing opposites side by side.

400

Literal –

Exact meaning.

500

Machiavellian –

Cunning, manipulative behavior.