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    • How Verbal Irony Works: Examples and Practical Uses

      HowStuffWorks· 7 days ago

      For instance, saying "as clear as mud" to describe something very confusing is an ironic simile that emphasizes the lack of clarity. Origins in Ancient Greece, Rome and Shakespeare ...

    • Modi's chutzpah is his nemesis

      The Week· 3 days ago

      An emeritus professor of philosophy drew attention to the parallel between the Modi hubris and Aeschylus’ play, ‘The Persians’, which depicts the Persian emperor Xerxes “combining foolishness ...