English-2
Grade-6
Easy

Question

Which literary device includes the use of words to express something different or opposite from their literal meaning, totally beyond our expectations?

  1. Hyperbole
  2. Irony
  3. Simile

hintHint:

Irony is the figure of speech which is marked by the use of words with exactly opposite sense of their literal meaning.

The correct answer is: Irony


    The correct answer is "Irony".
    Among the given options, hyperbole refers to exaggeration and simile suggests a direct comparison. Irony, on the other hand, astonishes the reader by using words to convey exactly opposite to what they literally mean in order to bring about dramatical impact. So, the correct answer is "Irony".

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