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What is personification?
attributing human characteristics to something that's not human
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What is an oxymoron?
using contradictory words to describe something that makes no sense
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What is a simile: Swarga Loka ~ heavenly waiting room?
Ravana's "appetite for power held no limits, and to prove he was truly the ruler of the gods, he decided to invade the realm of Swarga Loka, which is kind of like a heavenly waiting room for near-enlightened souls" (Patel 17).
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What is an oxymoron: no one, not even a god, can alter fate. Lakshmana is angry, and the word "arrogance" signals he's not making sense do his words, which contradict themselves?
One could also argue there's dramatic irony in his lack of awareness about what he's claiming.
"'I'll be the fate to overpower fate itself,' said Lakshmana with martial arrogance. Rama argued with him further. 'I'll change and alter fate itself, if necessary'" (Narayan 52).
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What is a simile?
an explicit comparison of a thing with an idea
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What is verbal irony?
saying the opposite of what's meant or expected
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What is a metaphor: apple of the king's eye ~ serene and compassionate
"But among the four princes, Rama proved himself to be a serene and compassionate leader and quickly became the apple of the king's eye" (Patel 23).
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What is situational irony: Hanuman reverses the situation, turning what Ravana intended as a torture––setting his tail on fire––into a torch––burning his palace and capital city?
"FINALLY THE OIL-SOAKED rags were lit on fire. But before Hanuman could feel the pain of the fire, he used his divine powers to extend his tail, keeping the flames far away from his body. The spectators stared at the growing tail, confused and mesmerized by the sight. Snapping his chains, Hanuman flicked his winding tail to and fro, setting Ravana's court ablaze" (Patel 81).
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What is a metaphor?
an implied comparison of a thing to an idea
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What is situational irony?
when what happens represents a reversal of expectations
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What is a simile: a river runs dry ~ father's justice turning to injustice and Kaikeyi's love turning to hardheartedness?
"'Sometimes a river runs dry, and then it cannot be said to be the fault of the river––it's dry because the heavens are dry. So also, our father's change of mind, or the apparent hardheartedness of Kaikeyi, who has been so loving and kind'" (Narayan 51).
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What is a metaphor: serpent ~ heartlessness, deviousness
"'You are a serpent. You are heartless. You have had the cunning, the deviousness, to trap the King into a promise, and not cared that it meant death to him'" (Narayan 58).
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What is a symbol?
using an object to stand for an idea
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What is dramatic irony?
a moment when, unexpectedly, a character does not know what is happening, but the reader or another character does
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What is a metaphor: serpent ~ heartlessness & deviousness
"'You are a serpent. You are heartless. You have had the cunning, the deviousness, to trap the King into a promise, and not cared that it meant death to him'" (Narayan 58).
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What is a paradox: the apparent contradiction that a god or demon can be more vulnerable than a human or animal? In seeking domination, he loses.
What is dramatic irony: Only Ravana doesn't know that his gift of dominance over gods and demons is a curse––he will lose everything to the least powerful beings?
"The blue god of justice calmed everyone down and quickly pointed out that Ravana's plan had a divine loophole: Ravana only asked never to be defeated by a god or a demon––he was still vulnerable to humans and animals" (Patel 18).
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What is an allusion?
making a reference to a previous text, work of art, or event in history
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What is a paradox?
something that seems contradictory but is really not when you think carefully about it--there's surprising wisdom involved
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