LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE
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When what is said is different than what is meant
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When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
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When the audience knows something a character doesn’t know.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The definition of verbal irony is a statement in which the speaker’s words are incongruous with the speaker’s intent. The speaker says one thing, but they really mean another, resulting in an ironic clash between their intended meaning and their literal words.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sarcasm is when verbal irony is applied in a pointed way to emphasize something. For example, if person A touches person B’s hair, person A may say “I love when you do that.” If context tells us they mean the opposite, then we can say they were being verbally ironic.
Detailed explanation-3: -The three most common kinds you’ll find in literature classrooms are verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony. Verbal irony occurs whenever a speaker or narrator tells us something that differs from what they mean, what they intend, or what the situation requires.
Detailed explanation-4: -Verbal irony is a figure of speech. The speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says.
Detailed explanation-5: -Verbal irony is a figure of speech in which the literal meaning of what someone is saying is different from what they really mean. For example, someone saying “Just what I needed”, after spilling coffee on their shirt on the way to an important meeting.