Question

_____ is a rhetorical device in which the literal meaning of something is the opposite of what is meant or expected. Hyperbole Irony Paradox Satire

Answer 1

Irony is the rhetorical device in which the literal meaning of something is the opposite of what is meant or expected.

Step-by-step explanation:

Irony is one of the more common literary devices used by writers and authors to show sometimes sarcasm and more often than not, the truth. It is a rhetorical device that denotes the opposite meaning of what was really said.

Irony can be of different kinds, be it dramatic irony, verbal irony and so on. The types of irony all depend on the form of irony it is. Simile is also regarded as the other form of irony, especially used in the form of sarcasm. Irony can also be regarded as the 'other' form of admitting to the truth. It allows the individual to say something that he may or may not have directly wanted to admit, but with the form of irony, it allows him to mean something other than what he is directly said.

Answer 2

Irony

Step-by-step explanation:

Irony is a rhetorical device that expresses a discrepancy between what is believed or said, and what the reality is, or between what is expected and the actual result of that.

For example, Alice has spent all the week sick at home, and all the days all she wishes for is to feel better soon so that she goes out to enjoy of the rays of the sun, and a bath in the pool. However, just the day she feels well enough to go out, it starts raining nonstop, and she says "Oh, It's great it's raining". In reality, this phrase is exactly the opposite of what she feels as she feels frustrated for the sudden storm (She has been waiting to go out all week!). This is a perfect example of irony.