American Literature: Vocabulary Quiz #4

Define DRAMATIC IRONY

• the writer tells what happens without stating more than can be inferred from the story's action and dialogue

• the irony of words in which the readers and the audiences have a full understanding of the event while the characters are oblivious of it

• refers to an instance in which one thing appears to be true, but is actually the opposite

• occurs when a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends to say

Define FORESHADOWING

• as a literary term, it means either the readers, or the authors use clues to understand what is going to happen in a narrative or a storyline

• a literary device that writers utilize as a means to indicate or hint to readers something that is to follow or appear later in a story

• a literary device that implies comparison or contrast

• a method of narration that describes happenings in the flow of thoughts in the minds of the characters

Define SENTEMENTALITY.

• popular in the 18th century, that is defined by its focus on concepts of sentiment and sensibility

• occurs when a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends to say

• a rhetorical device that is a memorable, brief, interesting, and surprising satirical statement

• mood refers to the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story

Define DETERMINISM.

• a narrator who knows everything about all the characters is all knowing

• a rhetorical device that is a memorable, brief, interesting, and surprising satirical statement

• the use of language effectively in writing or speech to persuade the audience

• the doctrine that all events, including human choices and decisions, exemplify natural laws

mood refers to the emotional response that the writer wishes to evoke in the reader through a story

a form of poetry that typically reflects on death or loss

refers to an instance in which one thing appears to be true, but is actually the opposite

the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes

Give an example of VERBAL IRONY.

Define INFERENCE.