On the last page of this chapter, Foster states that "irony doesn't work for everyone." What does he mean by that? Why doesn't it? What does he mean by multivocal and univocal?
When the author states that "irony" isn't for everyone he means that not everyone gets it. He stated that irony was multivocal which means that irony has many different meanings, and univocal is only one meaning. I think thats where people get confused, when too many meanings come together it's rather hard to get the whole picture.
I agree 100% with Lexi. This is exactly what I thought when I read this last chapter. Multivocal means having many different meanings, and univocal means having one meaning. Irony isnt for everyone because not everyone gets it.
"Irony doesn't work for everyone" means to me that it is not the right strategy for everyone. Everyone understands things differently in different ways. Different rhetorical strategies appeal to different people. Religious people would relate more to biblical allusions. People who like cartoons would relate more to personification. Miltivocal to me, means things being said in different ways or through different perspectives. Unvocal means that there is no point of view behind what is being said.
He means that not everyone can read, write, or even understand irony. This is the case for many different reasons. They could choose not to understand. Or maybe it just eludes them. Who knows. Multivocal means having more than one meaning. Univocal means having only one meaning
When the author states that "irony" isn't for everyone he means that not everyone gets it. He stated that irony was multivocal which means that irony has many different meanings, and univocal is only one meaning. I think thats where people get confused, when too many meanings come together it's rather hard to get the whole picture.
ReplyDeleteI agree 100% with Lexi. This is exactly what I thought when I read this last chapter. Multivocal means having many different meanings, and univocal means having one meaning. Irony isnt for everyone because not everyone gets it.
ReplyDelete"Irony doesn't work for everyone" means to me that it is not the right strategy for everyone. Everyone understands things differently in different ways. Different rhetorical strategies appeal to different people. Religious people would relate more to biblical allusions. People who like cartoons would relate more to personification. Miltivocal to me, means things being said in different ways or through different perspectives. Unvocal means that there is no point of view behind what is being said.
ReplyDeleteHe means that not everyone can read, write, or even understand irony. This is the case for many different reasons. They could choose not to understand. Or maybe it just eludes them. Who knows. Multivocal means having more than one meaning. Univocal means having only one meaning
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