Related Clues:

• Writing style with a twist?
• Jane Austen specialty
• O. Henry twist
• Ironic wit
• Plot twist
• In High Mass a participant inserted insulting language
• Writing with a wry twist
• Particular use of language in club secretary's conclusion
• Scornful language
• "The Gift of the Magi" plot device
• Feature of many negative reviews
• Satire; sarcasm
• Ruler losing time with speaker's opening gibes
• "The Gift of the Magi" device
• Vonnegut literary device