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Methods > Figures of speech > Antiphrasis > Irony (figure of speech)

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2559Irony (figure of speech)  

BROADER CONCEPT

ENTRY TERMS

  • Verbal irony

SCOPE NOTE

  • Figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning, typically for humorous or emphatic effect (e.g. "what a great idea" meaning a foolish idea).

SOURCE

  • Abrams&Harpham 2009
  • Literary devices (Irony)

CONTRIBUTOR

  • Katsiadakis Helen (AA)

CREATOR

  • Kalafata Patritsia (AA)

NOTATION

  • 2559

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