Those Three Wishes

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Those Three Wishes

• Short Story Terms

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Repetition

• The reusing of words to emphasize an idea or make
  comparisons. Repetition can also be used to
  create a sound or flow if letters are repeated.

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Irony

• There are different types of irony.
• Situational
• Verbal
• Dramatic

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Verbal Irony

• This is the contrast between what is said and
  what is meant. In other words, sarcasm.

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Situational Irony

• It is the contrast between what happens and what
  was expected (or what would seem appropriate). 
• Note this is usually very subtle!

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Dramatic Irony

• This is the contrast between what the character
  thinks to be true and what we (the reader) know
  to be true. When the audience or reader knows
  more than the characters we have dramatic irony!

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Notice anything ironic or unexpected?
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There is humour in irony!
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Personification

• The giving of human characteristics to inanimate
  and/or non-human things.

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Direct Characterization

• The writer makes direct statements about a
  character's personality and tells what the
  character is like.

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Indirect Characterization

• The writer reveals information about a character
  and his personality through that character's
  thoughts, words, and actions, along with how
  other characters respond to that character,
  including what they think and say about him.