Identify the type of irony in this example.

"A careless shoestring, in whose tie I see a wild civility"

hyperbole
paradox
understatement

Question

Identify the type of irony in this example.

"A careless shoestring, in whose tie I see a wild civility"

hyperbole
paradox
understatement

twizttiez · Answer

What do you think?

anonymous · Answer

I honestly don't know.

anonymous · Answer

A?

twizttiez · Answer

Okay well a hyperbole is an exaggeration

A paradox is usually something that ends up being self contradictory

And a understatement is usually something that makes light of an issue

twizttiez · Answer

I think our answer would be paradox

twizttiez · Answer

The shoelace is careless but yet in it's tie it is civil

anonymous · Answer

Identify the type of irony in this example.

"What, still alive at twenty-two?"

twizttiez · Answer

Understatement

anonymous · Answer

Identify the type of irony in this example.

"The sword of Charlemagne the Just
is ferric oxide, known as rust."

twizttiez · Answer

Perhaps a hyperbole

anonymous · Answer

Identify the type of irony in this example.

"Magnanimous Despair"

twizttiez · Answer

Again I think a hyperbole

anonymous · Answer

Identify the sound effect in the following line.

"I shall go shod in silk,"

twizttiez · Answer

Hyperbole

anonymous · Answer

Identify the sound effect in the following line.

"I shall go shod in silk,"

alliteration
onomatopoeia
assonance

twizttiez · Answer

Oh okay I was confused XD I really didn't see irony in this and excuse me but I am really sick

twizttiez · Answer

I think it would be an onomatopoeia