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Comparison and Irony
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English
9th Grade
09/08/2010

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allegory
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device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning.
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allusion
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a direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art.
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ambiguity
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the multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.
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analogy
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a similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.
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euphemism
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from the Greek for "good speech," a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept.
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extended metaphor
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a metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work
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foil
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a person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast.
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hyperbole
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a figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.
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irony
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the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant.
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verbal irony
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words literally state the opposite of speaker's true meaning.
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situational irony
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events turn out the opposite of what was expected.
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dramatic irony
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facts or events are unknown to a character but known to the reader or audience or other characters.
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juxtaposition
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an act or instance of placing close together or side by side,esp. for comparison or contrast.
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metaphor
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a figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity.
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metonymy
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from the Greek "changed label", the name of one object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.
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oxymoron
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from the greek for "pointedly foolish," author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
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