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| irony | recognition of the incongruity that exists between appearance and reality |
| verbal irony | a figure of speech in which there is a contrast between what is said and what is meant |
| situational irony | refers to the contrast between what is intended or expected and what actually occurs |
| dramatic irony | when the audience/reader becomes aware of a character's real situation before the character is |
| understatement | when something is purposely represented as being far less imnportant than it actually is |
| hyperbole | obvious exaggeration or overstatement not meant to be taken literally |
| caricature | ludicrous distortion of personal characteristics |
| parody | mimicking something to ridicule it |
| difference between satire and comedy | satire seeks to correct, improve, or reform |
| verbal irony example | "That is just GREAT!" when something terrible happens |
| situational irony example | if someone who hates animals loses his/her vision and must rely on a seeing eye dog |
| dramatic irony example | if a character steals a diamond necklace and begins making plans to sell it when the audience knows it is a fake |
| understandment example | After the tornado destroyed the barn, the farmer looked at it and commented, Looks like I may need to fix the place up a bit |
| hyberbole example | Huck says, "I reckon he must be bout a thousand years old." |
| caricature example | Barney on the Simpsons, who is drunk at all times and in all places, is a caricature ridiculing alcoholics |
| parody example | a mock talk show on which the host blantantly encourages the guests to beat each other up |
