irony Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/irony/ The Presentation & Storytelling Encyclopedia by Dave Bricker Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:01:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://speakipedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/cropped-puzzle-globe-60x60.jpg irony Archives - Speakipedia https://speakipedia.com/tag/irony/ 32 32 Antimetabole https://speakipedia.com/antimetabole/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:44:28 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=8698 Antimetabole—pronounced an-ti-muh-TAB-uh-lee—involves repeating words in successive clauses, but in reversed order. Listen to Winston S. Churchill’s famous example: ‘This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the … More ☛

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]]> Irony https://speakipedia.com/irony/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:44:17 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=9066 Irony—a figure of speech where the intended meaning is the opposite of the literal meaning. Here’s a soundbite from the movie Con-Air: Irony adds humor or to critically highlight discrepancies between expectations and reality. How about a tiny Chihuahua named … More ☛

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]]> Satire https://speakipedia.com/satire/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 22:43:56 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=612551 (watch the full interview satire here) This millennial job interview video by Daniel Brea of Brea Films exemplifies this week’s word—satire. Satire uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context … More ☛

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]]> Speaking Vocabulary https://speakipedia.com/speaking-vocabulary/ Sun, 21 Jan 2024 13:06:31 +0000 https://speakipedia.com/?page_id=6138 Words and Terms related to speaking and speechwriting: Adynaton [ad-uh-NAY-ton]: A form of hyperbole in which the exaggeration is so extreme as to be impossible “You will sooner find a donkey flying than see me agree to that deal.” Allegory … More ☛

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