Sarcasm

Sarcasm is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. "The distinctive quality of sarcasm is present in the spoken word and manifested chiefly by vocal inflections". The sarcastic content of a statement will be dependent upon the context in which it appears.

Sarcasm is the use of irony to mock or convey contempt.[1] "The distinctive quality of sarcasm is present in the spoken word and manifested chiefly by vocal inflections".[2] The sarcastic content of a statement will be dependent upon the context in which it appears.[3]

 

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http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Irony

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Rhetorik