ironija

ironija

A contrast or discrepancy between what is said and what is meant or between what happens and what is expected to happen in life and in literature. In verbal irony, characters say the opposite of what they mean. In irony of circumstance or situation, the opposite of what is expected occurs. In dramatic irony, a character speaks in ignorance of a situation or event known to the audience or to the other characters.

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dramatična ironija

Literature; General literature

See irony.

verbalna ironija

Literature; General literature

See irony.

tragična ironija

Literature; General literature

See irony, tragedy.

situacijska ironija

Literature; General literature

See irony.

parodija

Literature; Fiction

A humorous, mocking imitation of a literary work, sometimes sarcastic, but often playful and even respectful in its playful imitation

personifikacija

Literature; Fiction

The endowment of inanimate objects or abstract concepts with animate or living qualities. An example: The yellow leaves flaunted their color gaily in the breeze. Wordsworth's "I ...

parabola

Literature; Fiction

A brief story that teaches a lesson often ethical or spiritual. See Fable.

vrhunac

Literature; Fiction

The turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. The climax represents the point of greatest tension in the work.

komplikacija

Literature; Fiction

An intensification of the conflict in a story or play. Complication builds up, accumulates, and develops the primary or central conflict in a literary work."

sukob

Literature; Fiction

A struggle between opposing forces in a story or play, usually resolved by the end of the work. The conflict may occur within a character as well as between characters.

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