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Irony [Grk EirōNeíA ‘Dissimulation, I.E. Ignorance Purposely Affected’] : Language and Linguistics
205 words, approx. 1 pages
Rhetorical trope: the replacement of an expression that is meant by its opposite. Characteristic of ironical speech are ambiguous structures or structures that contain contradictory expressions, which implicitly point to the opposite by polysemy,...
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Irony
95 words, approx. 1 pages
Language device in which the real intent is concealed or contradicted by the literal meaning of words or a situation. Verbal irony, either spoken or written, arises from an awareness of contrast between what is and what ought to be. Dramatic irony, an...
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Irony Information
3,994 words, approx. 13 pages
Irony is a literary or rhetorical device, in which there is a gap or incongruity between what a speaker or a writer says and what is generally understood (either at the time, or in the later context of history). Irony may also arise from a discordance...


Quotations
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Irony Quotes
1,202 words, approx. 4 pages
Quotes on the subject of irony . Sourced 'Twas thine own genius gave the final blow, And help'd to plant the wound that laid thee low: So the struck eagle, stretch'd upon the plain, No more through rolling clouds to soar again, View'd his own feather...


News and Journals
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Irony
10/09/2001: 667 words, approx. 2 pages
Irony, frivolity take serious hit Many look forward to new music with meaning By BRIAN MCCOLLUM Detroit Free Press Tuesday, October 9, 2001 For most Americans, Sept. 11 brought not just visceral shock but a sharp disconnect between then...
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TriQuarterly
Irony, irony, irony. (short story)
09/22/1995: 5,012 words, approx. 17 pages
Lionel took off Elaine's underwear in the yard. She'd spread a tatty blanket over the grass and fallen onto it; the summer sky above her was jam-packed with unknown constellations. "If my parents open their curtains, they can see us," she whispered....
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Investor's Business Daily
Immigration Irony
4/5/2007: 481 words, approx. 2 pages
H-1B Visas: The U.S. is again showing how well it can seal the border against skilled, law-abiding workers who are crucial to its economic future."It's just nuts," says Carl Shusterman, an immigration attorney quoted in the Los Angeles Times. And we couldn't agree more. Shusterman...
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Motor News Media Corporation
Squeaks & Rattles - The irony of globalization
10/31/2007: 544 words, approx. 2 pages
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Criticism and Essays
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Essay Grade: 88%
A Description of Irony and Its Three Types
959 words, approx. 3 pages
An overview of the three different types of irony used in writing: verbal, situational, and dramatic. All three types of irony are vital in injecting sarcasm, guilty feelings, horror, tension, tragedy, and humor to situations.


 

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