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Literary Elements. Irony. Literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true. EX: It is ironic for a firehouse to burn down, or for a police station to be burglarized. Dramatic Irony.
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Irony • Literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true. • EX: It is ironic for a firehouse to burn down, or for a police station to be burglarized.
Dramatic Irony • When the character believes or says one thing but the audience knows the truth. • EX: In a horror movie, the audience knows the killer is in the woods. The character going into the woods to check on a friend has no idea.
Situational Irony • When the audience expects one thing to happen but what actually happens is beyond human control. • EX: A man wins the lottery. The next day, he is hit by a bus.
Point of View • 1st person – uses “I” and is a major or minor participant in the story. • 2nd person – uses “you” but is rarely used. EX: Choose your own adventure stories. • 3rd person – uses “he, she, or they” to tell the story and does not participate in the action.
Tone and Mood • The author’s attitude toward the reader or the people, places, and events. • Tone/mood – may be labeled as serious or ironic, sad or happy, private or public, or any other attitudes and feelings.
Characterization • The way the characters act. • The way other people react to them. • Physical description, etc.
