Innuendo
An innuendo is a hint or a veiled pointer at a person or a thing. It is used to insult, humiliate, accuse, make fun of or as a cover for sexual talk. Taken literally, an innuendo seems totally harmless. The use of an innuendo is always intentional. For example – He bit hard on the [...]
Irony
Irony is a literary device in which the underlying meaning of a statement or a situation is in contrast with what is apparent. The word irony comes from Greek eirOnia in which eirOn means dissembler.
Types of Irony
Verbal irony
In verbal irony, a speaker says something that differs from what he actually means. Generally, it happens due [...]
