Unit 3 Literary and Vocabulary Terms

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satire

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the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone in order to make a point about a problem and/or cause change; an entertaining form of social commentary

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metaphor

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a direct comparison that refers to one thing as another, but does not use the words like or as; for example, the sun was a giant flashlight in the sky

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hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally; for example - hotter than a million suns; often used in satire

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tone

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how an author or narrator feels about a topic expressed through his/her word choice.

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foreshadowing

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clues or hints an author gives to upcoming plot events.

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irony

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a literary device or event in which how things seem to be is in fact very different from how they actually are

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aphorism

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a short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth; for example, Better safe than sorry.

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lyric poetry

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a type of formal poem that has meter and rhyme and expresses the speaker’s thoughts or personal feelings and has a musical quality; favored by Romantic poets

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logos (logic)

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the appeal to logic, means to appeal to the audiences’ sense of reason or logic

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ethos (ethics)

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appeal used to convey the writer’s credibility and authority and connection through shared values and beliefs