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Sarcasm is a type of pun that allows one to say one thing and mean another.
EX: No! I said we were going to Africa! -the speaker didn't really mean they were going to Africa. They were most likely answering a rhetorical question, which sarcasm often shows in.
Another way to say one thing and mean another is through similes and metaphors. Similes are are a way of comparing to unlike things using the words like or as. Similes and metaphors are much alike. Metaphors, though much like similes, are the exact same except for one difference: metaphors do not use like or as.
Metaphor EX: I thought of were I should be; the battle lines drawn it the sand, now washed away by the ocean of time. -this person doesn't mean that an ocean ruined the pretty pictures they drew in the sand, they mean it's to late to go back to their old life.
Simile EX: I felt so light on my feet that I thought I might just float off into the unknown like a balloon dropped by a crying child.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoI suggest that you are meaning something called VerbalIrony, implying a meaning in opposition to the literal meaning.
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What does irony mean in language arts?
It is when you say something you don't mean or th opposite
What does the prefix dis mean-?
The prefix 'dis' means not or the opposite of something.
What does it mean if something is alive?
When we say that something is alive. we mean it has life in it.
What is the meaning of anthonyms?
If you mean "antonyms", than it is the opposite of something. Like "nice" and "mean" are antonyms.
What does contrasing mean?
To contrast is to compare in such a way that emphasizes the difference. When something contrasts it happens because something that is opposite happens.
What does irony mean in language arts?
It is when you say something you don't mean or th opposite
What does unreliable mean?
To rely on something or someone is to trust that it will happen or that they will do what they say. Unreliable, therefore, is the opposite - something you can't trust.
How can you say i love you to someonebut for somebody it mean opposite?
something is wrong there in the picture if its meaning the oppasite. means one of you arent into the relationship
Is nice move a verbal irony?
Yes. When people say nice move they usually mean something along the lines of 'haha you idiot' so they really mean the opposite of what they say which is verbal irony.
Is dampness is the opposite of meaningful?
yes it is because it means u mean something and dampness means to get something do something or mean something
What does the opposition mean?
Opposite of when it is not on the same direction.
What is the opposite of be?
awake or energetic
What does the prefix dis mean-?
The prefix 'dis' means not or the opposite of something.
What does antithetical mean?
Mainly it means the opposite (in essence) to something else.
What should you put if something asks you the opposite of zero?
I would say zero
What is opposite of luggage?
Nouns describing objects do not have opposites. "Unncumbered" is the opposite of "burdened" (if by luggage you mean something that is a burden)
What does it mean if something is alive?
When we say that something is alive. we mean it has life in it.
