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Old 22-Aug-2006, 14:16
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Is there a grammar term (i.e. simile, metaphor, etc.) that is used to describe when a character has a reaction different than what the reader would expect?
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Default Re: Grammar Term?
Generally, we refer to any type of reversal of an expected outcome as irony.
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