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Irony Dramatic: when the reader or audience knows something the character does not Situational: when there is a disparity between what is expected and what actually occurs Verbal: when the speaker says one thing but means the opposite Metaphor An implied comparison between dissimilar objects: "her talent blossomed" Motif A recurring feature of literary work that is related to the theme Onomatopoeia use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning: "hiss" Oxymoron Phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory: "living dead" Personification Figure of speech in which non-human things are given human characteristics Plot The sequence of events in a literary work Point of View The vantage point or perspective from which a literary work is told 1st person point of view The narrator is a character in the story(use of 'I') 3rd person point of view The narrator is outside the story(use of 'he' she' 'they') Protagonist The main character in a literary work Rhyme Repetition of a similar or identical sounds: "look and crook" Rhyme Scheme Pattern of rhyme among lines of poetry [denoted using letters as in "ABAB CDCD EE" Setting The time and place of a literary work Simile A direct comparison of dissimilar objects, usually using like or as: "I wandered lonely as a cloud" Soliloquy A dramatic device in which a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud Speaker Voice in a poem; the person or thing that is speaking Stanza Group of lines forming a unit in a poem Stereotype Standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plots, and settings Suspense Technique that keeps the reader guessing what will happen next Symbol/Symbolism One thing(object, person, place) used to represent something else Theme The underlying main idea of a literary work. Differs from the subject of a literary work in that it involves a statement or opinion about the subject Tone The author's attitude toward the subject of a work