23. Characterization
The development or
creation of characters in a
narrative
A dynamic character
undergoes a
fundamental change
* Whereas a static
character remains the
same
24. Characterization
The development or
creation of characters in a
narrative
A dynamic character
undergoes a
fundamental change
* Whereas a static
character remains the
same
25. Irony
The twisting or foiling
of expectations
Verbal
Dramatic
Situational
34. pun
A bicycle can't Mercutio--"Nay, gentle
stand alone Romeo, we must have you
because it is two-tired. dance."
Romeo--"Not I,
believe me. You have
dancing shoes / With
nimble soles; I have a
soul of lead…"(I iv
13-5)
36. Oxymoron
Oxy = sharp Moron = dull
open secret larger half clearly confused
act naturally alone together Hell's Angels
found missing liquid gas civil engineer
deafening silence seriously funny living dead
Microsoft Works military intelligence jumbo shrimp
Advanced BASIC tragic comedy unbiased opinion
virtual reality definite maybe original copies
pretty ugly same difference plastic glasses
almost exactly constant variable even odds
minor crisis extinct life genuine imitation
exact estimate only choice freezer burn
working holiday rolling stop
37. Allusion
draws upon the ready stock of ideas or emotion already
associated with a topic in a relatively short space.
"the city that “We’re not in Kansas
“KOBE!” any more.”
never sleeps"
38. Alliteration
"Bitsy Big-Boy
Boomeroo" in Dr.
Seuss's The Butter
Battle Book.
assonance