Medea Act One
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Shareeharris on October 27, 2011
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11 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 simile | comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| metaphor | comparison of two unlike things not using like or as |
| understatement | the opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended. |
| apostrophe | the mark (') used to indicate the omission of one or more letters from a printed word |
| personification | giving human qualities to non-human things |
| alliteration | repition of beginning consonant sounds |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues of future events |
| verbal irony | something unexpected is said |
| dramatic irony | when tha auidence knows something the characters don't |
| situational irony | an unexpected situation |
| extended metaphor | a metaphor that goes on for 2-3 lines |
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