Key Words

• What is equivocation?

  When something is told in a way inwhich it is deceptive and ambiguous.
• What is a paradox?


  A paradox is a statement or situation that contradicts itself or seems to defy logic.
• What is a soliloquy?


  A soliloquy is a dramatic monologue where a character speaks their thoughts aloud, often revealing their innermost feelings and motivations.
• What is irony?


  A literary device that involves a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.
• What is dramatic irony?


  Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the characters in a story do not.
• What is pathetic fallacy?


  Attributing human emotions to nature.