📌 Antiphrasis
Definition:
Antiphrasis is a rhetorical device in which a word or phrase is used in a sense opposite to its usual meaning, often for irony or humorous effect.
✅ Example:
- Saying “What a pleasant day!” during a hurricane.
- Calling a very tall man “Shorty.”
- Referring to a clumsy person as “Graceful.”
And there you have it! Now go ahead and use antiphrasis in your CXC prep/CSEC prep.
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