Short Story Terms Part II

When a character's actions contrast with the results is _______?_______ irony.

"I shall not die of a cough"..."True--true" is an example of ....?

a comparison using "like" or "as"

"Her skin was a rich black that would have peeled like a plum if snagged" is an example of...?

The Personality of the Speaker

"...I sopped around the house....like an old biscuit, dirty and inedible" is an example of...?

The use of specific visual details in a poem, using words to create mental pictures

"A huge human foot d'or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fang are imbedded in the heel" is an example of....?

giving human qualities to non-human objects

When the reader is aware something will happen, but he character does NOT know is ___?___ irony.

"I continued...to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile was now at the thought of his immolation" is and example of...?

When a character says something but it means something else is ____?____ irony.

using a tangible object to represent a more abstract concept

a specific reference to another literary work or cultural element

an opposition or contrast of ideas

The attitude of the speaker towards the subject

a more direct comparison, not using "like" or "as"

"The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I could" is an example of...?

an exaggeration or overstatement