This document defines and provides examples of the literary devices irony, oxymoron, and mythology. It discusses how irony can be used to say one thing and mean the opposite, mythology refers to Greek, Roman, and Viking myths, and oxymoron combines contradictory terms. Examples of each device are given from everyday usage, Shakespearean plays, and how authors may employ them. A bibliography with 4 cited sources is included.

1. My Literary devices
Irony, Oxymoron and Mythology

2. Definitions
Irony: usually saying something and saying the opposite in the same sentence.
Mythology: A collections of myth including Greek, Roman, and Vikings
Oxymoron: Usually contradicting the word with the next word

3. Everyday ways they are used
Irony: A teacher failed a test and a robbery at a police station
Oxymoron: Great Depression, living dead, random order and military intelligence
Mythology: each day is named after each god such as Tyr, Woden, Thor, Freya and
Saturn.

4. Literary devices in shakespearean plays
Irony: Yet brutus says he an ambitious man; and a honorable man. (Julius Caesar)
Oxymoron: His honor rooted in dishonour stood and faith unfaithful kept him falsely
true (Odes)
Mythology: Greek, Roman and Vikings

5. How authors would use them
Irony: authors can use irony to lighten a mood or to add a bit of humour
Oxymoron: authors can use them to confuse the audience into thinking something
different
Mythology: can be used to create fictional works without having to invent
characters for the story

6. Bibliography
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