Irony from the cognitive perspective - реферат по английскому языку

 

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  • Definition and meaning of irony from the stylistic point of view.
  • Figures of opposition are: Irony, Antithesis and Oxymoron.
  • There are various types of irony.
  • They have in common the adoption of a distance from the subject for satirical or critical effect.
  • Verbal irony is when an author says one thing and means something else.
  • Situational irony is a discrepancy between the expected result and actual results.
  • Situational irony includes cosmic irony and historical irony.
  • Tragic irony is a special category of dramatic irony.
  • Cosmic irony is disparity between human desires and the harsh realities of the outside world.
  • By some definitions, situational irony and cosmic irony are not irony at all.

 

 

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