Pun
Pun is the use of similar sounding words with quite different meanings
to create humour.
A flea and a fly in the flue
Were caught, so what could they do?
Said the fly, “Let us flee.”
“Let us fly, “said
the flea.
So they flew through a flaw in the flue. |
Irony
Irony can be observed when a writer’s intended message is clearly
the opposite of what is written. Events are ironic when the outcome is
different from what normally would be expected. Limericks, a type of poetry,
often use irony to create humour.
There was a young lady named Ruth,
Who had a great passion for truth,
She said she would die
Before she would lie,
And she died in the prime of her youth. |
| Ogden Nash |
Flashback
Flashbacks are descriptions of previous events during the present time
in a narrative. Writers will describe previous events to provide background
or to help explain more recent events.
Foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is the use of words , phrases, or actions as signals that
readers can use to infer future events in a narrative.
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