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Sarcasm

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An irony remark rooted in humour, to mock

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Sub plot

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A secondary plot

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Syllogism

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Starting an argument with reference to something general

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Synecdoche

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A figure of speech to signify something as a whole

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Sardonic

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Disdainful or skeptical with humour

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Siblance

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Strongly stressed words with the letter s

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Situational irony

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When something takes place that is a opposite of what is expected

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Simile

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Two dissimilar objects are compared with like or as

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