E3 1.6 Advanced Terms

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situational irony

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try to do one thing, achieve the opposite

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dramatic irony

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when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't

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verbal irony

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sarcasm; say one thing, mean the opposite

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Jargon

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special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.

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Idiom

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A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

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Consonance

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Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds

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internal rhyme

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rhyme that occurs within a line, rather than at the end

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Caesura

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A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line.

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Enjambment

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the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.