| Term | Definition |
|---|
| irony | irony is the contrast between what is expected or what appears to be and what actually is. |
| verbal irony | the contrast between what is said and what is actually meant |
| irony of situation | this refers to a happening that is the opposite of what is expected or intended |
| dramatic irony | this occurs when the audience or reader knows more than the characters know |
| tone | the authors attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject |
| mood | the climate of feeling in a literary work. |
| symbolism | a person, place, or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well |
| theme | the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work. the authors observation of life or human nature |
| conflict | the essence of fiction. it creates plot by posing a problem |
| man versus man | Conflict that pits one person against another |
| man versus nature | a run-in with the forces of nature. |
| man versus society | the values and customs by which everyone else lives are being challenged |
| man versus self | internal conflict not all conflicts involve other people. sometimes people are their own worst enemies |
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