24 Examples of Irony and Cynicism in Indonesian
Previously, we have known some examples of all kinds of satire. This time, we will know in particular some examples among several all kinds of satire. There are several kinds of satire figure of speech, namely irony and cynicism.
Irony figure of speech is a figure of speech used to insinuate people by using wordsword different meaning. Meanwhile, cynicism is a figure of speech that is used to insinuate people by using simple and harsh words.
As for some examples from The two satire figure of speech can be listened to as follows!
A. Example of ironic figure of speech
- You smell so good today, that flies want to swarm you,
- Your drawing is so good, I can't even tell the difference between your drawing and cat vomit it's so good.
- Your house paint is very good, I just don't want to see your house paint.
- Your writing is so good, it makes my eyes hurt when I read it.
- Your brain is very smart, math problems are so easy you can't answer them.
- Your house is very close, yes, I just ran out of breath because of your house.
- Your cooking is so delicious, that I want to throw up because it's so delicious.
- Wow, your make-up is so beautiful. I'm sure that make-up of yours will keep guys away from you.
- The clothes you wear are perfect for your body. It fits so well, you look like a child wearing oversized clothes.
- Your merchandise is cheap, sir. It's so cheap, all the money in my wallet can't afford to buy your merchandise.
- Your merchandise is excellent, sir. I just didn't want to buy it.
- Your porridge is so delicious, it reminds me of cat vomit I found on the street.
B. Example of Cynicism
- Why am I loyal to you, if you always betray me.
- Why do you pay big, if you can't enjoy your life with your big salary.
- Why do you have a magnificent house, if you always leave your house every day.
- Why do you study all the way abroad, if your attitude and thoughts are still like that of a child.
- Why would I buy the food at an expensive price, if the portion is so small and doesn't fill my stomach.
- Come on, don't act in front of me. Your charade has expired in my eyes.
- If only I had known that you were this cruel, I would have avoided you forever.
- Why do you show off your girlfriend, if it turns out that your boyfriend has never loved you.
- What's the point of buying expensive clothes, if you don't even wear them.
- What is the use of you insulting me, if it turns out that you are much despicable than me
- Why do I keep listening to what you say, if you don't even listen to what I say at all.
- What's the point of me waiting for you, if you never wait for me at all.
These are some examples of irony and cynicism in languageIndonesia. Hopefully it will be useful and able to add new insights for all readers, both regarding the figure of speech of irony and cynicism in particular, as well as Indonesian language learning materials in general. Please forgive if there are some mistakes contained in this article. Thank you and thank you.
If the reader wants to add reference about the satire figure of speech, the reader can open the following articles, namely: the meaning of cynicism, example of innuendo figure of speech, as well as articles example of sarcasm.