Irony is a figure of speech that achieves emphasis by saying the opposite of what is meant, the intended meaning of the words being the opposite of their usual sense, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
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- In the line of the poem “The Chimney Sweeper”, “a heaven of our misery” is a figure of speech called ________. “Heaven” and “misery”, two words of opposite meaning, are put together to create strong ironic effect.
- If the expression of actual words carries the opposite meaning, it is__________. A: irony B: metaphor
- In the line of the poem “The Chimney Sweeper”, “a heaven of our misery” is a figure of speech called ________. “Heaven” and “misery”, two words of opposite meaning, are put together to create strong ironic effect. A: oxymoron B: symbol C: metaphor D: comparison
- Complete Match the words in Column A with the words that have opposite meaning to them in Column B.
- ___________refers to the use of words that say the opposite of what you really mean, often as a joke and with a tone of voice that shows this.( ) A: Irony B: Metaphor C: Alliteration D: Pun