Literary+Terms

Brett Strawn

Irony-
 * __#1. Methods of Comparison__**

Simile/Metaphor

Personification

Hyperbole

Understatement

Allusion

Irony- Dramatic Irony= When the audience knows something that the characters don't know.

Symbolism


 * __Methods of Description and Plot__**

Characterization- The priest, Setting Dialogue Imagery Mood/Atmosphere/Tone Foreshadow/ Flashback


 * __The Way the Words Sound__**

Onomatopoeia

Rhyme

Alliteration/Consonance/Assonance

Rhythm- The way something sounds.

Repetition- The repeating of words.

Serial Lists- Same thing but in list form

Anaphora- Beginning is the same but in list form

Dramatic Irony- When the characters do not know something the audience does.

Hamartia- A hero's fatal flaw. example: (When zeus threw a thunderbolt at Phaeton when he was riding his chariot)

Tragedy- The majority of the characters die in the end of a story or play.

Catharsis- A purifying ending to a story.

Hubris- When you over estimate your powers.

Perepeteia- When a character turns away and discovers new things about them self.

Anagornis- When you learn the truth.