Unit 4 8th grade Springboard Terms

The surfer went out to surf in waters that sharks are typically seen. He told his friend that he was perfectly safe. This is an example of...

• juxtaposition

• irony

• satire

• persona

My grandma always stops me when she sees me to tell me about what life was like when she was a kid. She goes on and on about how different life was then compared to now. This is an example of...

• hyperbole

• dialect

• yarn

• persona

Using the beginning letter/sound of words in a sentence can bring about a comedic sound. This is the definition of...

• yarn

• dialect

• irony

• alliteration

When something happens that is the opposite of what you would expect, that is the definition of ...

• irony

• satire

• derision

• juxtaposition

When I went to the Boone County Fair, my cousin and I stopped by a booth and had an artist create a ______________________ of us. It was hilarious. He drew me with big bushy eyebrows and my cousin had Dumbo-like ears.

• hyperbole

• irony

• caricature

• persona

Some people in the north call Pepsi, Coke, etc. "soda", but I have always called it "pop". I have also noticed that people in the south say "Ya'll", people in Pennsylvania say "Yins", and people in Illinois say, "You guys". These are all examples of ...

• alliteration

• satire

• denounce

• dialect

Jim Carrey has played many personalities in various movies. He has been an entertaining slapstick character in many of them. He was in Ace Venture: Pet Detective, The Mask, Dumb and Dumber, Batman Forever, Liar Liar, etc. He's a very versatile actor. What is this an example of?

• irony

• personas

• caricature

• juxtaposition

Creating humor through extreme exaggeration is called ______________?

• hyperbole

• derision

• dialect

• alliteration

The use of ridicule and mockery towards someone is called ______________?

• hyperbole

• dialect

• denounce

• derision

When TV shows portray characters that act out the foolish choices or poor decisions of people in today's society, it is an example of _______________?

• denouncing something

• puns

• satire

• various personas