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Look at Rene' Magritte's painting The Treachery of Images. It is a visual aid to a literal piece of art with much irony. The painting show a picture of a pipe with words below this is not a pipe. Maybe that will inspire some thought.
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∙ 6y agoIrony is a literary device.
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What literary device is it is so cold it burns?
Sounds like irony to me...
What literary device is Shakespeare well-known for using?
Dramatic irony
What type of literary device does the poem the virgins by derek walcot uses?
Irony
Henry was fascinated with the play he was reading. The situation seemed contradictory at first yet made sense with more thought. Which literary device is the author using allegory understatement irony?
The literary device being used in this situation is irony. Irony involves a discrepancy between what is expected and what actually occurs, creating a sense of contrast or incongruity in the narrative.
Is iorny a literary device?
Yes, irony is a literary device where there is a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs. It can add depth and complexity to a story by creating unexpected outcomes that challenge the reader's expectations.
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Rhetorical device or literary element or literary technique?
What is it called when you call a large person tiny?
This is known as an ironic nickname; the literary device is called verbal irony.
If in my house I knowing it Laius's murderer dwells what literary device is present in this excerpt spoken by Oedipus from Oedipus Rex?
The literary device used is dramatic irony. The audience knows that the speaker is condemning himself to exile.
What is name irony?
Name irony is a literary device in which a character's name is in contrast or contradiction with their characteristics, personality, or role in the story. It often adds humor or depth to the character's portrayal.
How many examples of irony can you identify in this story?
Irony is a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.
What are the literary elements in 'Oedipus Rex'?
Sophocles included many literary devices that helped tell the story. The most used literary device in the play is dramatic irony. Another literary device used by Sophocles is characterization. In Oedipus the King, Sophocles used characterization to portray Oedipus as the tragic hero. A third literary device used in the play is flashback, which is where the story switches from the present to an event that occurred in the past.
What literary device is used in the underlined words of this sentenceThe little giant stumbled out of the cave?
It’s an oxymoron
