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Irony and Rhetorical device

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Difference between Irony and Rhetorical device

Irony vs. Rhetorical device

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. 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.

Similarities between Irony and Rhetorical device

Irony and Rhetorical device have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Emotion, Figure of speech, Simile.

Emotion

Emotion is any conscious experience characterized by intense mental activity and a certain degree of pleasure or displeasure.

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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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Simile

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things.

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Irony and Rhetorical device Comparison

Irony has 142 relations, while Rhetorical device has 24. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 1.81% = 3 / (142 + 24).

References

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