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The word irony means saying one thing while showing another. The word ironic means that something happens in the opposite way that it was expected.

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What is the difference between irony and ironic?

Irony is a noun. Ironic is the adjectival form.


Explain why cassius' death was ironic?

The irony of Cassius' death was that he committed suicide thinking that he had lost the battle when in fact they were winning.


Root word of ironic?

Irony


What is the root word for ironic?

irony


What is ironic means in Japanese?

irony is hiniku so ironic would be hiniku na


What is an example of irony in a song lyrics?

An example of irony in song lyrics would be the song Ironic by Alanis Morissette. This song is an example of irony because although Morissette sings about all of these supposed ironic things, none of them are ironic, they're all just bad luck.


Does explaining irony with something ironic make it ironic?

No because an illustration for definition is not contradictory to was is expected.


What is am example of ironic?

"The supreme "irony" of life is that nobody gets out alive"


What is a good sentence using the word irony?

It was ironic that Jim, who was usually a human dictionary, had a hard time defining irony.


What does pre-ironic mean?

1. containing or exemplifying irony: an ironic novel; an ironic remark. 2. ironical. 3. coincidental; unexpected: It was ironic that I was seated next to my ex-husband at the dinner.


What are the three ironic instances in the play romeo and Juliet and explain why they are ironic?

1) Irony occurs when Lord Capulet arranges for Juliet to be married to Paris because we already know that she is secretly married to Romeo 2) Irony also occurs when The Nurse finds Juliet "dead" on the morning of her wedding to Paris. This is irony because we know that Juliet is not dead, she has only taken a potion to make her appear dead 3) Irony occurs when Romeo kills himself at the end. This is irony because he kills himself thinking Juliet is dead when we know that she really isn't.


What is the tone of ironic by Alanis Morisette?

The tone of "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette is sarcastic and ironic. The song discusses situations that are presented as ironic but are actually just unfortunate or coincidental, playing on the idea of situational irony.