ENGL 146 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Exaggeration, Sarcasm
7 Nov 2016
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Week 9, lecture 3: unknowing, uncomprehending, and untrustworthy. E(cid:454)press o(cid:374)e"s (cid:373)ea(cid:374)i(cid:374)g usi(cid:374)g la(cid:374)guage that usuall(cid:455) sig(cid:374)ifies the opposite: typically for humorous or empathetic effects. Subtly humorous perception of inconsistency in which an apparently straightforward statement or event is undermined by context to give it a different significance. State of affairs/events that seems deliberately contrary to what was or might be expected; at odds with assumptions or expectations. Flatters the reader at the expense of the character. Verbal irony: discrepancy between what is said and what is meant. Irony that is harsh usually contemptuous; can be funny/witty but also can be hurtful. Structural irony: uses na ve/deluded hero whose view differs widely from the true circumstances recognized by the author and reader. Dramatic irony: narrative gives more information to the reader than the characters. Situational irony: compare what is expected to what actually happens. Cosmic irony: fate controls human hopes and expectations.
