Irony and Figurative Language Irony and Figurative Language Irony is the contrast between ________________ and Irony is the contrast between ________________ and _______________. _______________. Dramatic irony is when the _____________ knows something Dramatic irony is when the _____________ knows something the characters do not. Authors use this to build _________. the characters do not. Authors use this to build _________. Verbal irony is the difference between _______________ and Verbal irony is the difference between _______________ and _________________. An example of this is _________. _________________. An example of this is _________. Situational irony happens when there is a contrast between Situational irony happens when there is a contrast between ________________________ and ___________________, such ________________________ and ___________________, as a ___________________. such as a ___________________. Figurative Language is language that uses words in ways other than their ___________________ to create more powerful or complex writing. Figurative Language is language that uses words in ways other than their ___________________ to create more powerful or complex writing. Simile: used to compare things using _______ or ____. Example: This marker is as dry as a bone. Simile: used to compare things using _______ or ____. Example: This marker is as dry as a bone. Metaphor: used to compare things WITHOUT like or as. Example: I was a deer in the headlights when they asked about my English grade. Metaphor: used to compare things WITHOUT like or as. Example: I was a deer in the headlights when they asked about my English grade. Hyperbole: extreme __________________. Example: It took him a million years to get to the point. Hyperbole: extreme __________________. Example: It took him a million years to get to the point. Alliteration: ____________ of _______________ in words. Example: Sarah seriously studied from sunrise to sunset. Alliteration: ____________ of _______________ in words. Example: Sarah seriously studied from sunrise to sunset. Personification: an object given a human characteristic. Example: The blank page stared up at the student with writer’s block. Personification: an object given a human characteristic. Example: The blank page stared up at the student with writer’s block.
