Hyperbole and Irony

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Difference between Hyperbole and Irony

Hyperbole vs. Irony

Hyperbole (ὑπερβολή, huperbolḗ, from ὑπέρ (hupér, "above") and βάλλω (bállō, "I throw")) is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. Irony, in its broadest sense, is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or event in which what appears, on the surface, to be the case, differs radically from what is actually the case.

Similarities between Hyperbole and Irony

Hyperbole and Irony have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Figure of speech, Litotes, Rhetorical device, Understatement.

Figure of speech

A figure of speech or rhetorical figure is figurative language in the form of a single word or phrase.

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Litotes

In rhetoric, litotes is a figure of speech that uses understatement to emphasize a point by stating a negative to further affirm a positive, often incorporating double negatives for effect.

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Rhetorical device

In rhetoric, a rhetorical device, resource of language, or stylistic device is a technique that an author or speaker uses to convey to the listener or reader a meaning with the goal of persuading them towards considering a topic from a different perspective, using sentences designed to encourage or provoke an emotional display of a given perspective or action.

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Understatement

Understatement is a form of speech or disclosure which contains an expression of lesser strength than what would be expected.

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What Hyperbole and Irony have in common
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Hyperbole and Irony Comparison

Hyperbole has 12 relations, while Irony has 142. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 2.60% = 4 / (12 + 142).

References

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