| 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 occur when the audience or reader knows more than the characters know. |
| Tone | The author's [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 meaning as well. |
| THEME | The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work. The author' observation of life or human nature. |
| Conflict | is 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 custom by which everyone else live are being challenged. |
| Man versus Self | Internal conflict. Not all conflict involves other people. Sometimes people are their own worst enemies. |
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