Answer:
Irony.
Explanation:
Irony is the literary device that refers to the use of words to express one thing by using the opposite or words contrary to the literal meaning. In other words, the irony is when one thing is said but it means the opposite thing.
In his "De Oratore", Cicero states that <em>"dissimulation [is] the humor of saying one thing and signifying another, which steals into the minds of men in a peculiar manner, and which is extremely pleasing when it is well managed, not in a vehement strain of language, but in a conversational style."</em> And in this expression, the phrase "saying one thing and signifying another" refers to the literary device of irony.
1. Word or Expression: Hoodwinked
Meaning: To be tricked into doing something.
Sentence: The clerk hoodwinked Samantha into buying a very expensive soap.
2. Word or Expression: In a pickle.
Meaning: In a lot of trouble.
Sentence: We’re in quite the pickle. We are out of gas.
C. Written Practice
Use at least two words or phrases in a paragraph.
John was in quite a pickle when he realized he had to dates for the same party. He didn’t sleep a wink because of a gloomy thought he had that the girls would get upset and gossip about it and he would become the laughingstock of the party. He went to the party and noticed that only one of his dates were there. He went to talk to her but she was green eyed with jealousy. He explain to her that he had forgot about his first date and went to ask her. She said that she forgave him but she didn’t budge an inch. Then, his second date walked away and mumble words that were Greek to him<span>. Later, his first date come in and John danced with her for the rest of the night.</span>
