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| 7556498342 | Verbal Irony | Verbal Irony is when words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean. Verbal irony is often sarcastic | 0 | |
| 7556502890 | Situational Irony | Situational irony is a literary device that you can easily identify in literary works. Simply, it occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead. ... Situational irony generally includes sharp contrasts and contradictions. | 1 | |
| 7556505140 | Dramatic Irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect | 2 | |
| 7556507441 | Epigraph | a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme | 3 | |
| 7556531641 | Emphasis | special importance, value, or prominence given to something | 4 | |
| 7633034559 | Repetition | the action of repeating something that has already been said or written. | 5 | |
| 7633072277 | Diction | the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing. | 6 | |
| 7633083490 | Connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. | 7 | |
| 7633095087 | Denotation | the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests. | 8 | |
| 7633103316 | Pun | a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. | 9 | |
| 7633115166 | Verbal irony | Verbal Irony is when words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean. Verbal irony is often sarcastic. | 10 | |
| 7633125170 | Situational | relating to or dependent on a set of circumstances or state of affairs. | 11 | |
| 7633129812 | Irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. | 12 | |
| 7633133203 | Dramatic Irony | irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play. | 13 | |
| 7633142218 | Epigraph | a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme. | 14 | |
| 7633146938 | Emphasis | special importance, value, or prominence given to something. | 15 | |
| 7633153210 | Motif | a decorative design or pattern | 16 | |
| 7633157124 | Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. | 17 | |
| 7633159865 | Symbolism | the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. | 18 | |
| 7633173944 | Theme | the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic. | 19 | |
| 7633183995 | Aphorism | a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it.". | 20 | |
| 7633190538 | Imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. | 21 | |
| 7633201946 | Archetype | a very typical example of a certain person or thing. | 22 | |
| 7633211951 | Tone | a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. | 23 | |
| 7633216042 | Mood | a temporary state of mind or feeling | 24 | |
| 7633219893 | Epiphany | the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1-12). | 25 | |
| 7633231291 | Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. | 26 | |
| 7633259244 | Simile | a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ). | 27 | |
| 7633263008 | Personification | the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. | 28 | |
| 7633266802 | Allusion | Allusion is a figure of speech, in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance from an external context | 29 | |
| 7633277525 | Allegory | a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. | 30 |
