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From: Bogie <ete...@su...> - 2009-08-16 17:33:40
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F explanation and example of each will be given here. 1. _Irony_ consists in saying just the opposite of the intended meaning, but in such a way that it emphasizes that meaning. What has the gray-haired prisoner done? Has murder stained his hands with gore? Not so; his crime is a fouler one-- God made the old man poor. --Whittier. 2. _Hyperbole_ is an exaggerated expression used to increase the effectiveness of a statement. He was a man of boundless knowledge. 3. _Antithesis_ consists merely of contrasted statements. This contrast may be found in a single sentence or it may be extended through an entire paragraph. Look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under it. --Shakespeare. 4. _Climax_ consists of an ascendant arrangement of words or ideas. I came, I saw, I conquered. 5. When a question is asked, not for the purpose of obtaining information |