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Verbal Irony and Sarcasm

8th Grade · English · Easy · about 10 minutes

L.8.5a | Verbal Irony and Sarcasm - Easy level

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Standards referenced

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.6 — Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create su

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