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 the use of words to convey a meaning that is
the opposite of its literal meaning
 Types of Irony
 Verbal/Sarcasm
 Dramatic
 Situational
 Cosmic
 When a speaker says one thing but means
another
 Sarcasm is also a form of irony
 When you, the audience, knows something
that the characters, in the story, do not
know.
 When something happens and a reversal of
events happens.
 When your own creation destroys you and
causes a reversal of events from an
unexpected outcome
 Also, you have angered GOD
-A literary work that ridicules its subject through the
use of techniques such as exaggeration, reversal,
incongruity, and/or parody in order to make a
comment or criticism about it.
-Uses a strong amount of irony to express the theme of
the author
Satire is making fun of something to make a serious
point. 
Eg. The show desperate housewives. 
And irony is when what is intended has the opposite
effect. 
Eg. A teacher preaching to children about the
dangers of smoking, only to be seen smoking during
lunch.
 Exaggeration-To enlarge, increase, or represent
something beyond normal bounds so that it
becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen. 
Incongruity-To present things that are out of
place or are absurd in relation to its
surroundings. 
Reversal-To present the opposite of the normal
order (e.g., the order of events, hierarchical
order). 
Parody-To imitate the techniques and/or style of
some person, place, or thing.
 Exaggeration
Incongruity
Reversal
Parody
 Exaggeration
Incongruity
Reversal
Parody
 Exaggeration
Incongruity
Reversal
Parody
 Exaggeration
Incongruity
Reversal
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Types of Irony & Satire Explained

  • 1.  the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning  Types of Irony  Verbal/Sarcasm  Dramatic  Situational  Cosmic
  • 2.  When a speaker says one thing but means another  Sarcasm is also a form of irony
  • 3.  When you, the audience, knows something that the characters, in the story, do not know.
  • 4.  When something happens and a reversal of events happens.
  • 5.  When your own creation destroys you and causes a reversal of events from an unexpected outcome  Also, you have angered GOD
  • 6. -A literary work that ridicules its subject through the use of techniques such as exaggeration, reversal, incongruity, and/or parody in order to make a comment or criticism about it. -Uses a strong amount of irony to express the theme of the author Satire is making fun of something to make a serious point.  Eg. The show desperate housewives.  And irony is when what is intended has the opposite effect.  Eg. A teacher preaching to children about the dangers of smoking, only to be seen smoking during lunch.
  • 7.  Exaggeration-To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen.  Incongruity-To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings.  Reversal-To present the opposite of the normal order (e.g., the order of events, hierarchical order).  Parody-To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing.