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A Study of the Use of Irony Highlighted by Fictional Elements in the Short Story “The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry [PDF]

, 2020
This paper attempts at to analyze the use of ironic expressions used in O Henry's short story “The Gift of the Magi”. The data sources of this research are O Henry's “The Gift of the Magi”.
Myo Lwin
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How Does Understanding of Social Situations and Other’s Intention Contribute to Idiom and Irony Comprehension in Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Brain Sciences
Background/Objectives: Figurative language is a central tool for enriching spoken and written languages, and it is important for building social relationships. Difficulties in figurative language understanding may impair social adjustment. Some studies have found more gaps in the understanding of irony and idioms among children with autism spectrum ...
Nira Mashal, Naama Lellouche
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Irony and Vision in Selected Works of Ayi Kwei Armah

, 2017
Generally speaking, literature is used as an instrument for social change. A writer dialogues with his material world and puts in writing the outcome of this dialogue which usually serves as a mirror to the people and the society.
Ibiene Evelyn Iboroma, Iboroma, Ibiene Evelyn   +1 more
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Irony in Language Use and Communication

Intro -- Irony in Language Use and Communication -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- Editors and contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction: The irony of irony -- Overview and contents -- Part I.
Colston, Herbert L., Athanasiadou, Angeliki.   +1 more
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Irony in David Mamet’s American Buffalo [PDF]

This research examines the use of irony in David Mamet's play American Buffalo, which is recognized as one of the most prominent works in modern American theater.
Az Zahra, Salwa Diva
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an An analysis of irony in “harrison bergeron” by kurt vonnegut.jr

, 2020
This paper concerns the analysis of Irony in Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut.JR. Kurt vonnegut.JR is an American writer, in that story he is willing to surprise the reader by providing many scenes of oppression carried out through equality and he ...
oktarini, rahayu
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Individual differences in irony production and use

, 2007
What factors affect the way an individual processes and uses irony? The present research investigates whether cognitive flexibility, conversational indirectness, and personality traits may account for the differences in an individual?s use of irony.
Markowitz, Allison
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Bargaining with Jesus: Irony in Mark 5:1-20

, 2017
This study analyzes Mark 5:1-20 from the perspective of verbal and situational irony. 
I argue that three elements of irony in Mark 5:1-20 align with distinctive features of exorcisms in the ancient world: (1) the demons act as an exorcist against Jesus,
Andrew Burrow
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The narrative of irony and the irony of narrative: Time in Milan Kundera’s novels

, 2018
The purpose of this thesis is to give a fresh account of the study of irony by investigating the role of time in the reading process. The study follows the idea of temporal displacement within the text to understand and profile the patterns of irony, and
Amin, Ramy
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Memes and social criticism: A semantic analysis of irony in political humor on Instagram @memecomic.id

This study aims to identify and analyze the types of irony found in political memes on the Instagram account @memecomic.id using semantic and pragmatic approaches.
Zahara, Riantika, Mulyadi, Mulyadi
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