LITERATURE (Ch. 6) (test: irony) (part 1)
paradox
a seeming contradiction
satire
corrective ridicule in literature (uses irony in a mocking tone)
hyperbole
intended exaggeration
example of situational irony
paradox
foreshadowing
prophetic irony
5 forms of verbal irony
sarcasm, hyperbole, understatement, foreshadowing, pun
understatement
statement that proves something by denying its opposite
dramatic irony
the audience/ reader knows something that the character do not
situational irony
the contrast between what is reasonable to expect and what actually happens
verbal irony
the language that means something other than what it actually states
pun
the use of words identical in sound but different in meaning to create a double meaning
irony
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
sarcasm
verbal iron that takes the form of mock praise
structural irony
verbal irony that extends throughout an entire work
3 forms of irony
verbal irony, situational irony, dramatic irony
