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What is the
definition of Verbal Irony?
How do you define Verbal Irony? What is a Verbal Irony? The word
derives from the Latin word 'ironia' meaning 'feigned ignorance'. Plural:
Ironies. The
definition of Verbal Irony is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Verbal Irony - a poetic device |
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Definition:
A
contradiction of expectation between what is said
and what is meant
Verbal
irony is implied and refers to spoken words only
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Definition of Verbal Irony
- a poetic device |
Examples of Verbal Irony in
Literature, Poems
& Poetry
Poems with Verbal Irony
examples can be found by the most famous poets and authors including
Frost, Shakespeare and Hawthorne:
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Julius
Caesar by William Shakespeare
"Yet Brutus says he was ambitious;
And Brutus is an honourable man". Mark Antony really
means that Brutus is dishonourable
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The Scarlet
Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne:
Dimmesdale confesses to his congregation that he is the
“worst of sinners.” but his congregation “did but
reverence him the more”; they said that if “a saint on
earth” could find sin in himself than they must truly be
terrible. Dimmesdale wants the people to shun him as
they did Hester, but they do and say the exact opposite.
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The Road Not
Taken by Robert Frost: The speaker knows he will tell
the old story "with a sigh" of a choice that "made all
the difference."
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Pride &
Prejudice by Jane Austen
When Mr. Bennett refers to Wickham as perhaps his
"favorite" son-in-law
Click the
following links for more examples and information:
Dramatic Irony
Irony
Situational Irony
Examples Help! Use
of Verbal Irony in Poems & Poetry
Examples of Verbal Irony 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 - Verbal Irony
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
Verbal Irony 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 Verbal Irony use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Verbal Irony
Figures of
speech such as Verbal Irony 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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