вербална иронија

A literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true. It is ironic for a firehouse to burn down, or for a ...

сарказам

Littérature; Littérature générale

See irony.

проширена метафора

Littérature; Littérature générale

An extended metaphor is a sustained comparison in which part or all of a poem consists of a series of related metaphors. Robert Francis’s poem "Catch" relies on an extended ...

експозиција

Littérature; Littérature générale

A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work, that provides necessary background information about the characters and their circumstances. Exposition explains what ...

точна рима

Littérature; Littérature générale

When the later part of the word or phrase is identical sounding to another. See rhyme.

динамичен карактер

Littérature; Littérature générale

See character.

акцент

Littérature; Littérature générale

The emphasis, or accent, given a syllable in pronunciation. See also accent.

симбол

Littérature; Littérature générale

A person, object, image, word, or event that evokes a range of additional meaning beyond and usually more abstract than its literal significance. Symbols are educational devices ...