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"Irony" is an elusive word to define, but it roughly means "sarcastic coincidence". If a man murders his father by beating him to death with a Baseball bat, and then many years later, while working in a warehouse that same man is killed by a crate of baseball bats falling off a fork lift onto his head, that is a strange irony.
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What does irony mean in literature?
Irony in literature occurs when there is a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. This can create a humorous or thought-provoking effect for the reader, and often serves to highlight contradictions or inconsistencies in human nature or in society. Irony can take many forms, such as verbal irony, situational irony, or dramatic irony.
Which describes the difference between situational irony and verbal irony?
Situational irony occurs when the outcome of a situation is different from what is expected, while verbal irony happens when someone says the opposite of what they mean for effect. Situational irony is more about unexpected events, while verbal irony involves words and their actual meaning.
What does irony mean in inherit the wind?
it means that the object is full of iron-very wrong. irony and iron are completely different things, though it's hard to explain irony.
How many primary types of irony are there?
There are three primary types of irony: verbal irony, situational irony, and dramatic irony. Verbal irony occurs when someone says something that deliberately contradicts what they really mean. Situational irony is when the outcome of a situation is different than what was expected. Dramatic irony happens when the audience knows something that the characters do not.
When you say something but mean something else?
What you're describing is sarcasm, where someone says the opposite of what they actually mean for humor or to convey irony. It's a form of verbal irony.
What does irony mean in language arts?
It is when you say something you don't mean or th opposite
What does irony trumps everything mean?
"Irony trumps everything" means that irony can overshadow or have more impact than anything else. It suggests that the use of irony can be a powerful tool in making a point or highlighting contradictions in a situation.
Emily the strange best friends are?
what do you mean Emily the strange bf are
How do you seduce a strange girl?
do you mean strange as weird or strange as a stranger? it's quite different you know. .
What does a Irony mean?
The humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean
Who sings You and me and irony?
i think you mean Ebony and Ivory by Stevie Wonder
Is nice move a verbal irony?
Yes. When people say nice move they usually mean something along the lines of 'haha you idiot' so they really mean the opposite of what they say which is verbal irony.
