| Term | Definition |
|---|
| satire | a type of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice, or folly in order to bring about social reform |
| verbal irony | when the speaker or writer says one thing but means something very different--often opposite of what is said |
| situational irony | what actually happens is opposite of what is expected or appropriate |
| dramatic irony | occurs when the audience or the reader knows something important that the character does not know |
| exaggeration | to enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous |
| incongruity | to present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to surroundings |
| reversal | to present in the opposite of normal order |
| parody | to imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing |
| hyperbole | wildly extravagant exaggeration; overstatement |
| understatement | opposite of exaggeration; a statement that expresses a fact too weakly or less emphatically than it should |
| sarcasm | a kind of cutting irony in which praise is used tauntingly to indicate opposite in meaning |
| persuasion | convincing someone to do or believe something; winning them over to a desired belief or action |
| emotional appeal | appeals to one's feelings |
| logical appeal | appeals to one's sense of reason |
| ethical appeal | appeals to one's sense of right and wrong |
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