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To be continued on the next page. Irony: categories Verbal irony: the speaker says something different from what he or she really believes. e.g. Nice weather! when it is raining. Dramatic irony: often occurs in plays when the characters think one way, but the audience knows that things are another way. Irony of fate: the situation is different from common sense makes it to be. III. Writing Devices To be continued on the next page. Irony: examples Brother, you really are something. You sat there and voted guilty like the rest of us. And then some golden-voiced preacher started to tear your poor heart out about a poor kid, and so you changed your vote. (Para. 88) This is a real fine boy. (Para. 49) It must be delightful to find oneself in a foreign country without a penny in one’s pocket. I stayed in the hospital ten days with my sister who was dying. Barbara, my ex-best friend, came to my house to look after my children. She helped things out and took my things out. She did help! More examples III. Writing Devices Sarcasm Sarcasm is one kind of irony; it is a praise which is really an insult; sarcasm generally involves malice（恶意；蓄意）, the desire to put someone down, e.g., This is my brilliant son, who failed out of college. A variant of irony Examples To be continued on the next page. III. Writing Devices Sarcasm: examples “How unselfish you are!” said Ellen in sarcasm as her sister took the biggest piece of cake. When children call a boy “Four Eyes” because he wears glasses, they are speaking in sarcasm. Sarcasm更尖刻，往往蓄意中伤或讥讽；irony的特点是幽默或俏皮；satire可泛指irony, sarcasm，用来讽刺社会现象或一些人，不像sarcasm那样指个人。 The end of Sarcasm. III. Writing Devices To be continued on the next page. Paradox Christ used paradox in his teaching: They have ears but hear not. Or in ordinary conversation, we might use a paradox, Deep down hes really very shallow. Paradox attracts the readers or the listeners attention and gives emphasis. A variant of irony Examples III. Writ