Cop An The Anthem Flashcards

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Irony

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The contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality or between what is expected and what actually happens

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Verbal irony

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A speaker who uses verbal irony usually means the opposite what they mean

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Situational irony

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When the end result of a situation is the exact opposite of what was expected.

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Dramatic irony

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When an audience perceives something that a character in the literature doesn’t know.

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