Mon May 10, 2021

Hinting/suggesting/indicating events to come

The irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected.

When a speaker's intention is the opposite of what they are saying

When one thing represents something else

Uses descriptive and sensory language to create a "picture" in the mind of the reader

An exaggerated statement used for emphasis and not meant to be taken literally

Which of the following is NOT a type of literary irony

A reference to a person/place/thing/event/idea in literature or history

The same sound starts a series of words

When the audience knows something that the characters do not know.

In this course, we studied 4 types of irony

Giving human qualities to an object