Irony Flashcards
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The speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrast with the literal or usual meaning . Sarcasm / I love this weather and it’s like winter .
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Verbal irony
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When the opposite of what is expected to happen ; example - you wash your car and the next day it rans .
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Situational irony
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When the reader or audience are aware of something that the characters aren’t are aware of . The reader waits anxiously to finds out what will happen to the character when they find out . In a scary movie when a character is about to get killed by a murder . Dramatic irony makes the reader feel suspense
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Dramatic irony
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The opposite of what is expected .
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Irony
