Verbal irony is the use of words to express something in
a way that is other than it seems. It can be revealed by noting the original
nature of the objects involved. Say for example, when you see an ugly t-shirt
printing and you say out loudly “What a beautiful print!”
Fire or Mass destruction should be the answer. I hope this helps! : )
One example of figurative language in the excerpt from Grendel is hyperbole. Hyperbole is when a statement is exaggerated or not meant to be taken literally.
Eva went to Dallas to visit her sister.
Answer:
In the last sentence, the last fish in parenthesis is definitely sarcasm.
Explanation:
This is because we aren't actually talking about a fish, we are talking about the person who "flopped" like a fish.
