Vocabulary
An unstable state of mind and disorientation sometimes associated with hallucinations.
What is delirium?
This type of irony is when someone says the opposite of how they really feel.
What is verbal irony?
When something inhuman is given traits of a person.
What is personification?
"If a fire station burned down"
What is irony/situational irony?
A person, place, or thing.
What is a noun?
Not making a pleasant whole.
What is inharmonious?
This type of irony is when the opposite of the expected outcome occurs.
What is situational irony?
There are three types: dramatic, verbal, and situational.
What is irony?
"The shine of their gold necklace seemed to wink at me"
What is personification?
Describing a noun.
What is an adjective?
Disrespectful.
What is impertinence?
This type of irony is when a reader/viewer knows something a character does not.
What is dramatic irony?
When two unalike or opposite things are put in close proximity to highlight the other's differences.
What is juxtaposition?
"My mom is being so unfair and mean to me! She won't let me travel across the world alone at 13 years old. If my dad asks, I am going to say she said yes"
What is unreliable narration?
Describing a verb or adjective.
What is an adverb?
Complaining.
What is querulous?
In the movie Jaws, we see a large shark under the surface of the water, as an unsuspecting beachgoer swims above.
What is dramatic irony?
When a person cannot be trusted to accurately relay the events that transpired.
What is unreliable narration?
"A story about a musician who has a special guitar that reminds him of his deceased grandfather. Every time he plays the guitar, it reminds him of his time spent with his favorite family member"
What is symbolism?
To show extreme emotion.
What is an interjection?
To a great degree.
What is profusely?
If Ms. B, and English teacher, made a typo and tells the class.
What is situational irony.
When something has an emotional or deeper meaning taken figuratively and is separate from the literal meaning.
What is symbolism?
"You can't teach an old dog new tricks"
What is juxtaposition?
Connects sentences or clauses together.
What is a conjunction?