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verbal irony

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stating something but intending a different meaning (often sarcasm)

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ethos

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establishes honesty, reliability, and credibility

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innuendo

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an insinuation or information about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature

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"A Modest Proposal" (1729)

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-ironic attempt at finding a fair, cheap and easy method for converting poor children into "useful members of the commonwealth" -use of hard edged economic reasoning -this practice will have a positive effect on family values: husbands take better care of wives, children are more highly valued

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understatement

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understanding the description or effect of something for ironic effect

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"A Satirical Elegy [...]" (1722)

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-Lament = Mocking -Celebration of life = celebration of death -Consolation = we all end up in the same place

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hyperbole

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an extreme exaggeration

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mock epic/heroic

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a form of satire that adapts the elevated heroic style of the classical epic poem to a trivial subject.

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situational irony

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expecting a situation to be different than it is

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Euphemism

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the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant

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mock pastoral

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a form of satire that adapts the idealization of rural life and landscapes to comment on urban life

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Horation Satire

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subtly ridicules a subject worthy of criticism.

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"A Description of a City Shower" (1711)

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-show's how different people respond to the same problem -trojan horse (mock-epic) -rain unmasks the fantasized London -we all get wet... rain is an equalizer

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"A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed" (1731)

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-deterioration of beauty: she is literally falling apart -survival; juxtaposition of enduring spirit and decaying body

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pathos

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appeals to emotions of the audience

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Juvenalian Satire

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harsh, biting satire, full of moral indignation and bitter contempt

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logos

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appeal to logic

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