Fonts
Graphic Design
Irony
Techniques
Techniques 2
100

blocky font

Block Font

100

two or three lines of text

columns

100

the opposite of what the speaker means

verbal irony

100

the use of color

color theory or color symbolism

100

casual and informal speech

colloquialism

200

slanted font

italics

200

smaller headings throughout the text

subheadings

200

the opposite of what you expect to happen

situational irony

200

messing up syntax (word order) for a specific effect

anastrophe

200

implied or emotional meaning of a word

connotation

300

cursive font

script

300

a brief statement under an image

caption

300

the audience knows something the character does not know

dramatic irony

300

recurring element with or without symbolic meaning

motif

300

a word’s literal or dictionary meaning

denotation

400

thickening of any font

bold

400

a cartoonish graphic explaining something

infographic

400

used to create a critique of something

ironic mode

400

giving human elements to animals

anthrpomorphism

400

a character’s sudden realization or insight

epiphany

500

extremely thick font meant to entice a reder's attention

impact font

500

author's name

byline

500

a fire station burns down

situational irony

500
overuse of conjunctions

polysyndeton

500

inoffensive word or phrase that replaces a harsh, unpleasant, or hurtful one for the sake of sympathy or civility,

euphemism