Understanding Figurative Language and Oxymorons in Literature

<p>By combining contrasting words to evoke strong reactions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Metaphor</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Greek</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Jumbo shrimp'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By enhancing vividness through contradictions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A figure of speech that employs opposites</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A metaphor employs literal comparisons, while an oxymoron uses opposites for effect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To depict conflicting feelings or ideas</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Oxymorons depict conflicting feelings, while paradoxes are more thought-provoking and complex.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To increase suspense and build narrative tension</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Indirect foreshadowing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To convey contempt or mockery towards a person or subject</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A memory of past events interrupting the present narrative</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Flashbacks vividly depict past events while foreshadowing hints at future occurrences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Direct foreshadowing explicitly states future events while indirect foreshadowing's predictions are less clear.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To subtly hint at what will happen without revealing too much</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chekhov's Gun</p> Signup and view all the answers