PARADOX

= AN APPARENT CONTRADICTION

"MUCH MADNESS IS DIVINEST SENSE" (EMILY DICKINSON)

HYPERBOLE

= AN OVERSTATEMENT

"THERE WERE A MILLION PEOPLE AT THE BEACH YESTERDAY"

UNDERSTATEMENT

= SAYING LESS THAN ONE MEANS

"THIS IS A NICE SNACK"

(WHEN FACING A WHOLE PIE)

IRONY

1. VERBAL

2. DRAMATIC

3. SITUATIONAL

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