A few days ago
Anonymous

Which of these is easier to write an essay about?

Which element is the easiet to write an essay that answers the following questions:

1. What effect does it have on you?

2. How does it contribute to the plot?

3. Why did the author utilize this element in this passage?

Alliteration ( repeating beginning letters in a sentence, ex. she sells sea shells at the sea shore)

Oxymoron ( two contrasting words in a sentence, ex. a horribly perfect day)

Sarcasm (humor directed against someone) come on you know what sarcasm means!

Irony (something other than the literal meaning, ex. he brought chopsticks to an american restaruant while she brought a fork to a chinese restaraunt)

Understatement (being described as less than it is) sorry i cant think of an example

Top 4 Answers
A few days ago
chica_zarca

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I’d say Sarcasm would probably be the easiest to write about given the questions. You’re probably most familiar with it in life, therefore you would recognize it much easier in the story and understand why the character/author used it, how it affected others, how it made you feel (was it mean, funny, dumb…), etc.

Good luck!

PS: Irony is the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. A better example would be like….

John: I fell down the steps and broke my leg

Mary: Nice!

It wasn’t actually nice that John broke his leg, so it’s ironic that Mary said it was… It’s a difficult concept to grasp and explain. It’s kiiinda like sarcasm but not quite… So you’re better off not picking that one. lol.

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A few days ago
hy003002
In fact, to answer your question properly, I would like to have read or known the text you are dealing with. Choosing one of your elements depends a lot on the text.

If I were you, I wiuld choose: Sarcasm. But what if the writer is not saterical.

Irony is not easy to get. It’s one of the far-fetched figures.

The others are too limited.

I hope I have been of any use.

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A few days ago
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Definately irony since it seems to have a bigger part to the plot than the other ones… at least to me.
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A few days ago
quepie
Irony, though your definition is pretty bad. Your example, ironically, is really good.
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