tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20715800.post115723958386935915..comments2023-06-22T03:32:39.901-07:00Comments on H-n-T: Greg Albrecht Pitches Deep Thoughts on Grace, But All I Caught was the SarcasmHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18317867541610325491noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20715800.post-1157411929985410662006-09-04T16:18:00.000-07:002006-09-04T16:18:00.000-07:00I read it!!! :) PeggyI read it!!! :) PeggyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20715800.post-1157322536716941492006-09-03T15:28:00.000-07:002006-09-03T15:28:00.000-07:00WORD FUNSome definitions to entertain my teacher f...<B>WORD FUN<BR/>Some definitions to entertain my teacher friend, Peggy:</B><BR/><BR/><I>Irony, sarcasm, satire </I>indicate mockery of something or someone. The essential feature of <I>irony</I> is the indirect presentation of a contradiction between an action or expression and the context in which it occurs. In the figure of speech, emphasis is placed on the opposition between the literal and intended meaning of a statement; one thing is said and its opposite implied, as in the comment, “Beautiful weather, isn't it?” made when it is raining or nasty. Ironic literature exploits, in addition to the rhetorical figure, such devices as character development, situation, and plot to stress the paradoxical nature of reality or the contrast between an ideal and actual condition, set of circumstances, etc., frequently in such a way as to stress the absurdity present in the contradiction between substance and form. Irony differs from sarcasm in greater subtlety and wit. In <I>sarcasm</I> ridicule or mockery is used harshly, often crudely and contemptuously, for destructive purposes. It may be used in an indirect manner, and have the form of irony, as in “What a fine musician you turned out to be!” or it may be used in the form of a direct statement, “You couldn't play one piece correctly if you had two assistants.” The distinctive quality of sarcasm is present in the spoken word and manifested chiefly by vocal inflection, whereas satire and irony, arising originally as literary and rhetorical forms, are exhibited in the organization or structuring of either language or literary material. <I>Satire</I> usually implies the use of irony or sarcasm for censorious or critical purposes and is often directed at public figures or institutions, conventional behavior, political situations, etc.<BR/><BR/><I>Wit</I> implies intellectual keenness and the ability to perceive and express in a diverting way analogies between dissimilar things: “Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words” (Dorothy Parker). <I>Humor</I> suggests the faculty of recognizing what is amusing, comical, incongruous, or absurd: “Man's sense of humor seems to be in inverse proportion to the gravity of his profession” (Mary Roberts Rinehart). <I>Repartee</I> implies a facility for answering swiftly and cleverly: “framing comments ... that would be sure to sting and yet leave no opening for repartee” (H.G. Wells). <I>Sarcasm</I> is a form of caustic wit intended to wound or ridicule another: “[His] tone seemed as if meant to be kind and soothing, but yet had a bitterness of sarcasm in it” (Nathaniel Hawthorne). <I>Irony</I> is a form of expression in which an intended meaning is the opposite of the literal meaning of the words used: “A drayman in a passion [a rage] calls out, ‘You are a pretty fellow,’ without suspecting that he is uttering irony” (Thomas Macaulay).<BR/><BR/><B>Sarcasm:</B> A cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound. A form of wit that is marked by the use of sarcastic language and is intended to make its victim the butt of contempt or ridicule.<BR/><BR/><B>Sardonic:</B> characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering<BR/><BR/><B>Irony:</B> the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend. <BR/><BR/><B>Wisecrack:</B> a smart or facetious remark.<BR/><BR/><B>Parody:</B> a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way <BR/><BR/><B>Tease:</B> To make fun of; mock playfully.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317867541610325491noreply@blogger.com