It takes the average reader 3 hours and 57 minutes to read Irony and Sarcasm by Roger Kreuz
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A biography of two troublesome words. Isn't it ironic? Or is it? Never mind, I'm just being sarcastic (or am I?). Irony and sarcasm are two of the most misused, misapplied, and misunderstood words in our conversational lexicon. In this volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series, psycholinguist Roger Kreuz offers an enlightening and concise overview of the life and times of these two terms, mapping their evolution from Greek philosophy and Roman rhetoric to modern literary criticism to emojis. Kreuz describes eight different ways that irony has been used through the centuries,...
Irony and Sarcasm by Roger Kreuz is 234 pages long, and a total of 59,436 words.
This makes it 79% the length of the average book. It also has 73% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 24 minutes to read Irony and Sarcasm aloud.
Irony and Sarcasm is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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