The Interlopers

The Interlopers

Irony

• A difference between what is expected and what actually happens.

3 Types of Irony

• Dramatic -- When the reader knows something that the characters do not.

• Verbal -- When the speaker says the opposite of what they mean.

• Situational -- When the actual result of a situation is totally different from what you’d expect the result to be.

precipitous

adj. steep or sheer

condolences

n. expressions of sympathy to another in grief

languor

n. a lack of energy; weakness