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Vocab 2
irony and media critique terms
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English
8th Grade
09/16/2009

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dramatic irony
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when the reader/viewer knows more about the truth than the characters
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situational irony
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when something happens that is the opposite of what is expected to happen
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verbal irony
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saying the opposite of what is really meant or felt to achieve a certain effect
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abnormal
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(adj) not conforming to the standard or common type
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distort
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(v) to give a false or misleading account of; to twist out of shape or deform
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flaw
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(n) a feature that damages the perfection of something
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impressionable
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(adj) easily impressed or influenced; susceptible
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media
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"(pl n) the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines, that reach or influence people widely"
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perception
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(n) the result of becoming aware or understanding
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perpetuate
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v) to cause to continue or last indefinitely
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