To present the opposite of the normal order (e.g., the order of events, hierarchical order)
Oxymoron
Reversal
The use of mockery, irony, humor, and/or wit to attack or ridicule something such as a person, habit, idea, institution, society, or custom that is considered to be foolish, flawed, or wrong
To implicate a target by a completely indirect attack, especially when the target is dangerous
List
Innuendo
Parable/Allegory
To show the true extent of folly or vice that is so great that further exaggeration is impossible
Invective
To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing
Exaggeration (Hyperbole)
Understatement
To highlight by twisting or emphasizing some aspect of a condition, individual, or event so that it is absurd in relation to its surroundings
To enlarge, to increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous
To criticize someone or something fluently and at length; this speech may also be called a diatribe or rant
Distortion
Satire
Parody
To pointedly emphasize some contradiction in the philosophy of the targeted issue
To include something highly important or even sacred in a long list of mundane or ordinary objects in order to highlight the fact that an individual, institution, or society has lost its sense of proportion
To conduct a prolonged discussion on two levels of meaning while at the same time inherently comparing and contrasting those levels without further comment
