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Vocabulary
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Verbal irony When words express something contrary to the truth, or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean.
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Situational irony When actions or events have the opposite result from what is expected or what is intended.
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Dramatic irony When the audience is more aware of what is happening than a character. Example: In Beauty and the Beast, we know that the Beast is really a prince living under a curse, but Belle does not. She is unaware of his true identity.
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Direct characterization
When the author tells their audience what a character is like. (Think adjectives!!) Example: The patient boy and quiet girl were both well-mannered and did not disobey their mother.
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Indirect characterization
When the author reveals a character’s personality through details of speech, thoughts, interactions with other characters, actions, and looks. Example: The man seated in the parked limousine had short hair and a serious gaze. He was dressed professionally in a pressed shirt and tie.
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anaphora The repetition of the first part of a sentence. It is used to emphasize certain words of phrases.
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rhetoric Speaking or writing that is intended to persuade. The study of how language is used to produce change and create knowledge.
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juxtaposition A literary technique in which two ideas, places, or characters are placed side by side to develop comparisons or contrasts.
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parallelism Two or more phrases or clauses in a sentence that have the same grammatical structure.
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Call to action A speech, piece of writing, or act that encourages people to take action about a problem.
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