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Item A discussion on the Irony Concept of Literature(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Sampath, H.W.B.I.Irony is a poetic device which occurs on the basis of a contradictory nature of a poetic experience. A comprehensive exposition of the concept ‗Irony‘ is found in the Western tradition of literary criticism. According to Oxford English Dictionary irony is a figure of speech in which the intended meaning is the opposite of that expressed by the words used: usually taking the form of sarcasm or ridicule in which laudatory expressions are used to imply condemnation or contempt and a condition of affairs of events of a character opposite to what was, or might naturally be, expected: a contradictory outcome of events as if in mockery of the promise and fitness of things. There are many kinds and usages of irony, Verbal irony, Structural irony, Stable irony, Unstable irony, Socratic irony, Dramatic irony, Tragic irony, Cosmic irony, Romantic irony, Classical irony, Situational irony etc. Even though the Sanskrit equivalent utpraːsə is found in Oriental literature, no attempt has been made by Sanskrit critiques to recognise it as a poetic device. Still, among the theories of Sanskrit Rhetoric and Dhvani, features of irony could be seen. Ironical expressions, dating back to the early ages of Sigiri Graffiti, are found in Sinhalese literature as well. The objective of this research is discussed about the irony concept of Literature in a broader context. This research is based on primary and secondary sources. English, Sanskrit and Sinhala classical discursive books study the primary sources and modern discursive books study the secondary sources. Accordingly, this research paper intends to present a critical study of the concept Irony‘, discussing its role as a poetic device in Literature.Item A Study on the Value of Onomatopoeia in Children’s poetry based on “Kumara Gee”, by Kumarathunga Munidasa(University of Kelaniya, 2015) Sampath, H.W.B.I.Onomatopoeia refers to the use of words which are formed to sound like the noise of what is described or presented. This differs from traditional sound devices, but is related to dhvani. According to linguistics, the history of onomatopoeia starts with languages. Onomatopoeia in children’s poetry is very important for children who are learning about their environment. This language system can be seen in Sri Lankan and other lullabies: For example, Bakamuno hum hum, Koravakka kuvakh kuvakh, Kaputu kak kak kak etc. This research explores the importance of onomatopoeia in children’s poetry. The study focuses on Kumara Gee Ethulu Lama Pedi, written by Kumarathunga Munidasa. There are about 12 poems with onomatopoeia. (1-4, 8, 9, 11-14, 23, 29) In many of the poems of this book, Kumarathunga uses the sounds of animals such as the crow, the calf, the cock, the cat, the dog, and the squirrel. He also uses the sounds of the clock and the wind. The two children’s games introduced in this book, the Cat’s Game and the Dog’s Game uses onomatopoeia. Kumarathunga also mimics the sound impression of rasa. In his poem Udaya(Morning) he says “Semen semen mal kekuluth thosin men” which is the same in the prosody of “Pujemi budhdham kusumenanena”, the gatha chanted when offering flowers to the Lord Buddha. Unu vedi yeyi hiruge res,a part of Nelavilla, uses the soundsres, les, kus, weses, which capture the sound of a hot iron ball dipped in water. It is a suitable dvani sound which gradually captures the feel of the sun coming out of the sea.Item උත්ප්රාස සංකල්පය පිළිබඳ ව විචාරාත්මක අධ්යයනයක්(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015) Sampath, H.W.B.I.Item සිංහල ගේය කාව්යයන්හි එළුසඳස්ලකුණට අනුරූප වූ ඡන්දස් ලක්ෂණ යෙදී ඇති ආකාරය පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනයක් (ගී, සිව්පද හා දෙපා ඇසුරින්)(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2015) Sampath, H.W.B.I.Item සිදත් සඟරාවේ දැක්වෙන උබබස්ලකර පිළිබඳ ව විද්වත් මත සමාලෝචනයක්(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013) Sampath, H.W.B.I.Item සිද්ධාන්ත සංග්රහයේ අන්තර්ගත පද්ය උදෘතවලින් ප්රතීයමාන වන සිංහල කාව්ය සම්ප්රදාය පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනයක්(Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2013) Sampath, H.W.B.I.