English 2- Vocabulary List 15

two or more words in a phrase or line of poetry share the same beginning constant word

• analogy

• alliteration

• exaggeration

• denotation

a figure of speech that refers to well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers minds

• antonyms

• allusion

• figurative language

• dramatic irony

are words that contrasting or opposite meanings

• objective summary

• alliteration

• dramatic irony

• antonyms

when an audience watching a play understands what's going on in a situation while the characters are unaware of what is happening

• dramatic irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• setting

a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• setting

when words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean. It is often Sarcastic

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• setting

show no bias, emotion, or opinion

• objective Summary

• oxymoron

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect

• antonyms

• allusion

• setting

• oxymoron

BOOM! ARGH! Hum. Eek

• onomatopoeia

• allusion

• oxymoron

• alliteration

the time and place in which the story takes place

• allusion

• setting

• alliteration

• situational irony