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Examples Help!
What is the
definition of Sarcasm?
How do you define Sarcasm? What is a Sarcasm? The word derives
from the Greek word 'sarkazein' meaning "to tear flesh.". The
definition of Sarcasm is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Sarcasm - a poetic device |
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Definition: A form of
verbal irony, expressing sneering, scorning,
contemptuous, jesting, personal disapproval in
the guise of praise of a person, a situation or
thing.
Synonyms: Satire; irony; ridicule; taunt; gibe.
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Definition of Sarcasm
- a poetic device |
Examples of Sarcasm in
Literature, Poems
& Poetry
Literature and Poems with Sarcasm
examples can be found by the most famous poets and authors including
Frost, Shakespeare and Byron:
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"Thrift,
thrift, Horatio! The funeral bak'd meats did coldly
furnish forth the marriage tables." from Hamlet Act 1
Scene 2 where Hamlet's uncle and his mother are
congratulated for their thriftiness, whilst also
pointing out that the funeral was barely over, before
the wedding began.
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“Thou shalt
believe in Milton, Dryden, Pope;
Thou shalt not set up Wordsworth, Coleridge, Southey,
Because the first is crazed beyond all hope,
The second drunk, the third so quaint and mouthy;”
Don Juan: Canto the First
by Lord Byron
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"Two roads
diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference."
from The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
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"I celebrate
myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you"
from Song of Myself, Part 1 by Walt Whitman
Examples Help! Use
of Sarcasm in Poems & Poetry
Examples of Sarcasm can
be found in many examples of the poem, poems or poetry. Famous
poets use this figure of speech to convey and emphasize unusual
and vivid images. The use of strong word association changes the
mode of thought and adds variation, embellishment and adornment
to literary works.
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Figures of Speech - Sarcasm
In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they
differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey
meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like
Sarcasm make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it
in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing
effectively. Figures of speech such as Sarcasm use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Sarcasm
Figures of
speech such as Sarcasm adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant
variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration,
exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and
luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts
and info about Figures of Speech will help with the
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