Literary Devices and Irony

It is a language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meaning of the words/phrases used.

• Figurative Language

• Imagery

• Idiomatic Expression

(a)   refers to the mental pictures that readers experience when reading literature.

(a)   is a literary device that refers to a direct contrast between what is expressed and what is really meant.

Identify the irony used below.

On the way to school, the school bus gets a flat tire and the bus driver says, "Excellent! This day couldn't start off any better!"

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

Identify the irony used below.

In Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows that Juliet is only asleep-not-dead-but Romeo does not, and he kills himself.

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

Identify the irony used below.

In Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, we know that the old woman bringing the apple is the wicked queen who wants to kill Snow White, but she does not. She purchases the apple, takes a bite, and falls.

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

(a)   is a literary device that creates a feeling of suspense among viewers for not completely revealing the actual ending of the story.

(a)   are scenes that are suddenly inserted in a narrative, taking the story back to a time before its current point.

This literary device is used by writers to provide an insight of what is t come in a later part of the story.

(a)  

The police station gets robbed.

The situation above uses what type of irony?

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic