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Irony
True or False
100
Saying less than one means,may exist in what one says or merely in how one says it.
Understatement
100
paradox, understatement, overstatement, or irony? My love for you is bigger than the national debt.
Overstatement
100
One is an apparent contradiction that is nevertheless somehow true. It may be either a situation or a statement. The other is when someone says one thing and means something else.
paradox and irony
100
What are the three types of irony?
verbal, dramatic, and situational
100
saying "it's just a scratch" when you've been stabbed in the chest and you are about to die... is an overstatement -true or false?
False
200
Or hyperbole, is simply exaggeration, but exaggeration in the service of truth. It may be used with variety of effects. It may be humorous or grace, fanciful or restrained, convincing or unconvincing.
Overstatement
200
paradox, understatement, overstatement, or irony? You buy yourself something after months of saving and then someone gets it for you for Christmas.
irony
200
One is a discrepancy between the expected result and actual results. The other is when someone says one thing and means something else.
situational and verbal irony
200
Which type of irony? Mother comes into the TV room and finds her son watching South Park instead of doing his homework, which he was told to do. Pointing to the screen she says, "Don't let me tempt you from your duties, but when you're finished with your serious studies there, maybe we could take some time out for recreation and do a little math."
verbal irony
200
rain on your wedding day....is ironic -True or false?
false
300
An apparent contradiction that is nevertheless somehow true. It may be either a situation or a statement.
Paradox
300
paradox, understatement, overstatement, or irony? Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt say "We are just ordinary persons."
understatement
300
One is an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant. The other is simply bitter or cutting speech, intended to wound the feelings.
The diffrence between irony and sarcasm
300
Which type of irony? In There's Something About Mary (1998), Ted thinks he's been arrested for picking up a hitchhiker while the audience knows he's being questioned by police about a murder. Consequently, otherwise innocuous lines he delivers, such as 'I've done it several times before' and 'It's no big deal,' generate laughter.
dramatic irony
300
wise fool...is not a paradox -True or false?
false
400
simply bitter or cutting speech, intended to wound the feelings.
sarcasm
400
paradox, understatement, overstatement, or irony? You can save money by spending it.
paradox
400
One is an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant. The other is ridicule of human folly or vice, with the purpose of bringing about reform or at least of keeping other people from falling into similar folly or vice.
irony and satire
400
Which type of irony? a professional pickpocket had his own pocket picked just as he was in the act of picking someone else's pocket.
situational irony
400
"He performed okay," when talking about someone who performed excellently, is an understatement. -True or false?
true
500
A more formal term of sarcasm, usually applied to written literature rather than to speech and ordinarily implying a higher motive: it is ridicule of human folly or vice, with the purpose of bringing about reform or at least of keeping other people from falling into similar folly or vice.
satire
500
paradox, understatement, overstatement, or irony? After a day of unfortunate events, a person says "It must be my lucky day."
irony
500
The difference between "Thanks for leaving enough for me," said the girl as her brother took the last piece of cake. and, "How unselfish you are!" said the girl as her brother took the last piece of cake.
irony and sarcasm
500
Which type of irony? Your walking down the street and see a penny, you decide that you will not pick it up as you dont see what good a penny will do, you get on your bus to go home and find your a penny short for the fare.
situational irony
500
"Jumbo shrimp" is ironic -True or false?
False - it's an oxymoron