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Personification is giving human qualities to animals or objects.

Example:
a smiling moon, a jovial sun

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genre (ZHAHN-ruh): a type of literature. We say a poem, novel, story, or other literary work belongs to a particular genre if it shares at least a few conventions, or standard characteristics, with other works in that genre. For example, works in the Gothic genre often feature supernatural elements, attempts to horrify the reader, and dark, foreboding settings, particularly very old castles or mansions. Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Fall of the House of Usher" belongs to the Gothic genre because it takes place in a gloomy mansion that seems to exert supernatural control over a man who lives in it. Furthermore, Poe attempts to horrify the reader by describing the man's ghastly face, the burial of his sister, eerie sounds in the house, and ultimately the reappearance of the sister's bloody body at the end of the story. Other genres include the pastoral poem, epic poem, elegy, tragic drama, and bildungsroman. An understanding of genre is useful because it helps us to see how an author adopts, subverts, or transcends the standard practices that other authors have developed. See A Handbook to Literature, Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia. Mark Canada, English professor, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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irony (i-RAH-nee): a literary term referring to how a person, situation, statement, or circumstance is not as it would actually seem. Many times it is the exact opposite of what it appears to be. There are many types of irony, the three most common being verbal irony, dramatic irony, and cosmic irony. Verbal irony occurs when either the speaker means something totally different than what he is saying or the audience realizes, because of their knowledge of the particular situation to which the speaker is referring, that the opposite of what a character is saying is true. Verbal irony also occurs when a character says something in jest that, in actuality, is true. In Julius Caesar, Marc Antony’s reference to Brutus being an honorable man is an example of verbal irony. Marc Antony notes all of the good deeds Julius Caesar did for his people while, more than once, he asks the rhetorical question, “Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?” Antony uses this rhetorical question to try to convince his audience that Caesar is not ambitious, presenting Brutus as a dishonorable man because of his claim that Caesar was ambitious. Dramatic irony occurs when facts are not known to the characters in a work of literature but are known by the audience. In The Gospel According to St. John, the Pharisees say of Jesus, “Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?” This is dramatic irony for the reader already knows, according to the author, that Jesus is the Savior of the world and has already done much good for the people by forgiving their sins and healing the sick and oppressed. The Pharisees are too blinded to see what good actually has come out of Nazareth. Cosmic irony suggests that some unknown force brings about dire and dreadful events. Cosmic irony can be seen in Shakespeare’s Othello. Iago begs his wife to steal Desdemona’s handkerchief so he can use this as conclusive proof that Cassio is having an affair with Desdemona. At the end of the play, when Othello tells Iago’s wife about the handkerchief, she confesses that Iago put her up to stealing it. Iago winds up being at Cassio’s mercy. The very handkerchief Iago thought would allow him to become lieutenant and bring Cassio to ruins was the handkerchief that brought Iago to ruins and exalted Cassio even higher than his position of lieutenant. Irony spices up a literary work by adding unexpected twists and allowing the reader to become more involved with the characters and plot. See A Handbook to Literature, The Elements of Fiction Writing: Characters and Viewpoint. Robert Bean, Student, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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Satire
is A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit.

One of the originals is Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathon Swift. It is a satire on the non-fiction travel narratives popular in the time period, and also of England.

For 20th century satires, you could look to George Orwell's "Animal Farm" or Joseph Heller's "Catch 22"

Most current day satire takes place on TV, in shows such us The Colbert Report, South Park, and Family Guy
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Imagery is basically describing something in so much detail that iit forms an image in your head. For example, the pot was a red as a tounge after eating a cherry flavored ring pop.
Here's some more examples:
Though I was on the sheer face of a mountain, the feeling of swinging through the air was euphoric, almost like flying without wings.
Her blue eyes were as bright as the Sun, blue as the sky, but soft as silk.
The music coursed through us, shaking our bodies as if it came from within us.

Obviously, imagery is very individual to the writer. So be creative and remember: detail, detail, detail!
so is this: her skin was soft
her eyes were yellow as if the sun had arrived
once again her skin was soft as if she wear wearing 10 lbs of lotion

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