فعل السخرية في المجموعة القصصية "أحلام تحت درجة الصفر" لسليم بتقة

Abstract EN

Irony, which refers to humor-or emphasis-based discrepancy between expectation and reality-is an important literary device in rhetorical and pragmatic studies.

in Dr.

Salim Betka's dreams under zero degree C., irony seems to sneak through the cracks of this short stories collection in different ways according to the theme, plot, and characters of each story.

despite the different manifestations of irony in the stories, a subtle thread of a pattern seems to come out of the collection.

all the characters and events are so close to reality that it is easy for readers to identify themselves, which eventually makes the ironical situations all too real.

overall, the author's deliberate, purposeful inclusion of irony in the dreams under zero degree C.

proves to be conscious and cerebral meant to add a soupçon of realism.