Definitions 1
Comparing two objects using like or as.
Simile
The use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite.
Irony
The lesson we learn from the movie Beauty and the Beast is don't judge a book by its cover.
Theme/Central Idea
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack takes off his head. This is an ___________ to Hamlet.
Allusion
The creation or description of a character through dialogue, appearance, actions, etc.
Characterization
The author or narrator is telling the story BUT is not part of the story AND they have FULL knowledge of ALL characters and situations.
Third Person Omniscient
When the audience or the readers know more than the character does.
Dramatic Irony
Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.
Simile
A .50 cent tip on a $50 dinner (The wait staff says, " What a great tip....")
Verbal Irony
When one object or thing stands in place of something else, such as an idea, another object, a person, or a place.
Symbolism
When the actions or events have the opposite result from what is expected or intended.
Situational Irony
The boy's stomach was a bottomless pit.
Metaphor
We know the killer is in the house, but the characters in the movie, book, play, etc. do not.
Dramatic Irony
Any extended struggle or disagreement between opposing forces.
Conflict
The author’s, speaker's, or narrator's attitude toward a subject (how the author feels about a subject).
Tone
When speakers say the opposite of what they mean and it is often sarcastic in nature.
Verbal Irony
The trumpet sang out the notes for the Star Spangled Banner.
Personification
You throw your best friend a surprise party. On the day of the party, your friend opens the door to their house, you scream surprise, and they run the other way.
Situational Irony
The perspective in which a story is told or who is telling the story (first person, second person, third person, third person limited, third person omniscient).
Point of view
The atmosphere or overall feeling the reader has about a piece of writing or literature (how the reader feels while reading the text).
Mood
A reference to another work of literature, literary character, historical figure or event, in order to provide emphasis.
Allusion
The rabbits in Of Mice and Men are repeated throughout the novella: they _________ Lennie's dream.
Symbolize
When you take a photo of a sign that says "no photography."
Irony