Terms 21 - 40

Metaphor that carries the comparison on for a lengthy time.
"Joe is a cat. He purrs in his speeches and licks his hands when listening to others."

A way of saying something other than the literal meaning of the words.
"He was blind as a bat."

Rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in distinctive way.
"Climbing the ladder of success."

Features shown by texts that allow them to be put into a specific genre\
"The cowboy used his six shooters while riding his horse" displays a western genre

Class or type of literary work
"Epic, lyrics, tragedies, and comedies."

A sermon on a moral or religious topic.
"Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise"

Extravagant exaggeration
"I could eat a horse."

The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas.
"Her blue eyes were as bright as the Sun, blue as the sky, but soft as silk."

The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence.
"Since the sky is grey, I'm going to assume it's going to rain soon."

An angry, critical or abusive tirade directed at someone or something.
"A knave, a rascal, an eater of broken meats."

"A statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean the opposite of what is written literally"
"Oedipus curses the murderer; he's the murder."

Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
"The audience knew Oedipus was the murderer but the characters in the drama did not know."

When a character means to say one thing but it\'s heard by others as something different.
"When Jocasta says the holy oracles of the gods, she's actually sort of defying that because she knew Oedipus was her son and what they have done to her."

An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected.
"Oedipus running away from Corinth is ironic because he's actually running back home."

Figure of speech in which affirmative is expressed by the negation of the opposite.
"The spider says to the fly, "I'm glad you came." The spider isn't really glad that the fly came, he's just glad cause he gets his next meal.