Irony, Allusion, Flashback, and Foreshadowing

​Round 1: Irony

Irony Notes

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Open Ended

What are the 3 types of Irony?

Open Ended

What is Verbal Irony?

Multiple Choice

When the person says one thing but means the exact opposite, this is what type of irony?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

Multiple Choice

When the readers/audience knows something that the character doesn't, this is what type of irony?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

Multiple Choice

When what happens is the exact oppisit of what is expected to happen, this is known as what type of irony?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

Fill in the Blank

If something is IRONIC, then it is _______

Multiple Choice

What type of irony?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

Multiple Choice

What type of irony?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

Multiple Choice

What type of irony is this?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

Multiple Choice

What type of irony?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

Multiple Choice

What type of irony?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

Multiple Choice

What type of Irony?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

​Round 2: Allusions

Allusion

Allusion definition

from literarydevices.net

An allusion is a reference, typically brief, to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar. As a literary device, allusion allows a writer to compress a great deal of meaning and significance into a word or phrase. However, allusions are only effective to the extent that they are recognized and understood by the reader, and that they are properly inferred and interpreted by the reader. If an allusion is obscure or misunderstood, it can lose effectiveness by confusing the reader.

Examples

• His smile is like kryptonite to me.

• She felt like she had a golden ticket.

• I feel like I just tumbled down the rabbit hole.

• This guy is young, scrappy, and hungry.

• I wish I could click my heels to get out of here.

• My boss Jedi mind tricked me into working an extra shift.

• I've got English class with he who must not be named.

Examples in Monster

• Steve and Jerry discuss which superheroes they would want to be. The differences between Superman and Batman/Robin reveals their personalities and their relationship.

• James King says, "You don't have to be no Einstein to get paid. All you got to have is heart."

Multiple Choice

The comic book superhero Spider-Man possesses a Spidey sense that warns him of trouble that's coming his way.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

Luther picked up his pace on the trail as his Spidey sense began to tingle.

• sense of smell

• sense of danger

• sense of wonder

• sense of pride

Multiple Choice

Read the source of the allusion.

In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of love. He often shoots arrows at people to make them love each other.

What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

I know I'm playing Cupid, but I think Bob and my cousin should spend more time together.

• trying to make people fall in love

• sharing or expressing an unpopular point of view

• saying kind and pleasant things about people

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?

• his wife was his Achille's heel

• he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's

• she transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.

• we'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.

​Round 3: Foreshadowing

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Multiple Choice

Define Foreshadow

• Something the author tells you in a story that happened in the past.

• A hint the author gives you of something that will happen in the future.

• The dark thing I see on the ground  when I'm walking outside in the sun.

• Men get it when they don't shave for a few days.

​Foreshadowing & Suspense

• ​Foreshadowing also creates suspense.

• ​In literature, suspense is an uneasy feeling that a reader gets when they don't know what is going to happen next.

• ​Authors build suspense by providing clues of a future event.

• ​Foreshadowing and suspense can creates feelings of tension or anxiety in readers and/or viewers because they want to know what is going to happen next, how an event is going to unfold, or what will be the result of a previous event.

Multiple Choice

Foreshadowing is a character saying what he wants.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of these sentences includes the best example of foreshadowing?

• When Penny left the house, she didn't know that was the last time she would ever see her family.

• It was cold outside, so Harriet put on a hat and scarf on her way out the door.

• Greg's favorite food was lasagna; he would eat it every day if he could!

• After years of hard word, Trevon was proud to say he'd been accepted to Harvard.

Multiple Choice

Which of these examples of flashback provide information about a place?

• Harry was reminded of his first job at the cracker factory

• Just like mum used to make them...

• This takes me back to my 18th birthday...

• Kind and gentle, just like grandma

Multiple Choice

Carlos laughed when he thought about how scared he was in the haunted house at the carnival last year. He had no way of knowing he was about to face a fright that wasn’t meant to be fun.

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Suspense

• Mood

​Round 3: Flashback

Multiple Choice

Flashbacks...

• are used to predict future events.

• are a form of foreshadowing.

• are used to introduce new characters.

• provide information about past events or experiences.

Multiple Select

Flashback techniques include: ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• memories
• dreams
• attitude of characters
• foreshadowing