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Question
Refer to the Language Study pages and read the entries ‘irony’ and ‘pun’. Find one example of each from the passage or the quotations.
Solution
Irony - use of words to imply the opposite of what they mean.
Example: When Kapil broke the cup while washing it, his mother said, “That's wonderful!
Pun - a play on words based on their different meanings, for a humorous effect.
Example: Writing with a broken pencil is pointless.
Examples from the passage:
Irony - “I always have to stand when that fellow lectures.”
Pun - “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
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