Sarcasm is an ironic or satirical remark tempered by humor. Mainly, people use it to say the opposite of what’s true to make someone look or feel foolish. For example, let’s say you see someone struggling to open a door and you ask them, “Do you want help?” If they reply by saying, “No thanks.

An author is a person who writes books or articles, usually for money. It can also refer to the person responsible for something, like the author of a plan to overthrow the student government. Author comes from the Latin word auctorem, meaning “founder, master, leader.” Bow down to the author!

There is also situational irony, in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, and therefore the outcome is contrary to what was expected. We also have dramatic irony, which occurs when a situation is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.

sarcastic, satiric, ironic, sardonic mean marked by bitterness and a power or will to cut or sting. sarcastic implies an intentional inflicting of pain by deriding, taunting, or ridiculing. a critic known for his sarcastic remarks satiric implies that the intent of the ridiculing is censure and reprobation.

Translation for word Ironic in Tagalog is : tumbalik.

Sarcasm refers to the use of words that mean the opposite of what you really want to say, especially in order to insult someone, or to show irritation, or just to be funny. For example, saying “they’re really on top of things” to describe a group of people who are very disorganized is using sarcasm.

The upside-down face emoji, sometimes known as the upside-down smiley face, has several meanings depending on the context and personality of the user. It can indicate silliness, sarcasm, irony, passive aggression, or frustrated resignation.

sarcasm. Antonyms: eulogy, compliment, panegyric, eulogium. Synonyms: gibe, chaff, irony, jeer, satire, ridicule, taunt, sardonicism.

verbal irony

In this lesson we look at four common types of figure of speech:

• Simile. A figure of speech that says that one thing is like another different thing.
• Metaphor. A figure of speech that says that one thing is another different thing.
• Hyperbole.
• Oxymoron.

In European languages, figures of speech are generally classified in five major categories: (1) figures of resemblance or relationship (e.g., simile, metaphor, kenning, conceit, parallelism, personification, metonymy, synecdoche, and euphemism); (2) figures of emphasis or understatement (e.g., hyperbole, litotes.

Terms in this set (20)

• Alliteration. The repetition of an initial consonant sound.
• Anaphora. The repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or verses.
• Antithesis. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases.
• Chiasmus.
• Euphemism.
• Hyperbole.
• Irony.
• Litotes.

Types of Figures of Speech

• Simile.
• Metaphor.
• Personification.
• Paradox.
• Understatement.
• Metonymy.
• Apostrophe.
• Hyperbole.