Sarcasm Definition of Sarcasm Sarcasm is derived from French word sarcasmor and also from a Greek word sarkazein that means “tear flesh” or “grind the teeth”. Somehow‚ in simple words it means to speak bitterly. Generally‚ the literal meaning is different than what the speaker intends to say through sarcasm. Sarcasm is a literary and rhetorical device that is meant to mock with often satirical or ironic remarks with a purpose to amuse and hurt someone or some section of society simultaneously. For
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Olive Senior is a Jamaican poet of high repute and is the author of Gardening in the Tropics. In this poetry volume Senior seeks to tackle history‚ moral issues‚ travel and environmental crises. Senior’s poems are pervaded with irony‚ humour and sarcasm and her tone is conversational and calm. Senior’s style of writing aids in creating a diacritic voice which is evident in the poems “Seeing the Light”‚ “Meditation on Yellow” and “Stowaway”. Senior in an interview with Kwame Dawes entitled “Talk
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trustworthy‚ this author mocks it by such diction as "its patented...design‚" and "features more than 200 isometrically aligned Contour Points‚" should give the reader a reassuring emotion‚ or it may portray logos. However‚ the authors tone reveals sarcasm. Often prevalent is the technique of supporting your sources. However‚ this article uses diction in order to continually support the sarcastic tone. The quote "According to a scientific-sounding literature..." mocks how markets try to
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This short essay will focus on the “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ in particular‚ his use of dramatic irony and the tragic disparity of awareness we‚ as the reader‚ are privy to. Poe uses irony to cast a sarcastic undertone over his dark story and create a personal‚ almost fraternal relationship between the narrator and the reader. Poe establishes this relationship in the story’s opening referring to the reader directly as ‘you‚ who so well know the nature of my soul’ (Poe). The
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Q1 – “A Barred Owl” vs. “The History Teacher” Essay – Draft 2 “A Barred Owl” by Richard Wilbur and “The History Teacher” by Billy Collins both have adults lying to children. A childish tone is given off in “A Barred Owl” that helps the reader relate to the child’s fear while an ironic and sarcastic tone is given off in “The History Teacher” to show how the teacher’s attempt to keep the kids innocent quickly turns the kids’ thoughts from innocent to ignorance. Literary devices used by the authors
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Surname 5 Name Tutor Class Date Irony “The Story of an Hour” is a short story by Kate Chopin’s. It is a story about marriage‚ one filled with rather many instances of irony. It is about a lady‚ Mrs. Mallard‚ and how she reacts to the news she receives about the apparent death of her husband. She suffers a heart condition and thus when her sister and friend‚ Robert come over to give her the unfortunate news‚ they do it carefully to prevent a possible heart failure due to the shock of the news. Mrs
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Marissa R. York Professor Michele DeGraffenreid English 102 13 January 2015 Voices Paint the Perspective The poem The Unknown Citizen is questioning the moral worth of societies formalities. This man does everything expected by society; obeying all laws‚ paying all taxes‚ etc. Does this make him a good human being? Did he live a good life? This poem is dealing with the idea of the modern “man” and weather or not nothing was wrong but if anything was right? Just because something
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Kincaid’s Viewpoint of England In Jamaica Kincaid’s essay “On Seeing England for the First Time”‚ Kincaid expresses her viewpoint on England’s authority over her homeland‚ the Caribbean island of Antigua. Kincaid has strong resentment towards England. She sees England as a dictator in her life. Through the use of emotional arguments and social appeal the author‚ Kincaid‚ gets the feeling across that she was a victim of England. At an early age she started to realize that the English had taken over
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ETHAN FROME KEYHOLE ESSAY The novel Ethan From by Edith Wharton tells the story of Ethan From and the tragedy he faces in his life. The story mainly focuses on the relationships between and among Ethan‚ his wife‚ and his wife’s cousin‚ with whom he is in love. Wharton uses different literary devices to develop the plot‚ including irony as one of the most effective. The use of irony in the novel‚ especially in the climatic sledding scene‚ greatly adds to the development of the tragedy
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particular‚ an issue that often arises is the question of communicating sarcasm over these media. Sarcasm is a disruptive factor that polarizes the meaning of a message and flips it completely. Before the digital era‚ studies often analyzed the verbal cues used to signal sarcasm. Signalling sarcasm is not a perfect science‚ however‚ studies have given us insight into how verbal cues‚ such as intonation‚ are used to signal sarcasm. Yet‚ in a digital medium the dimension of tonality is
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