Ironic distance is the use of the writer to distance himself from his or her characters in a story through use of irony and literary nuances.
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.
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Irony
ironic:1. showing that you really mean the opposite of what you are saying (expressing irony) such as: an ironic comment2. strange or amusing because it's very different from what you expect, such as : its ironic that she became a teacher- she hated school.ironically, the book she felt was her worst sold more copies than any of her others.he smiled ironically.
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It is ironic how this question is in the Literature and Language category.
It is ironic that General Zaroff, who prides himself on being the ultimate hunter, becomes the hunted when Rainsford turns the tables on him. General Zaroff's belief in his superiority as a hunter is challenged when he becomes the prey in the deadly game he created. This irony highlights the theme of karma and poetic justice in the story.
John A. Clair has written: 'The ironic dimension in the fiction of Henry James' -- subject(s): Irony in literature
No (that was ironic).
James Ashbrook Perkins has written: 'Ironic narration in Tom Jones' -- subject- s -: Irony in literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1996 was awarded to Wislawa Szymborska for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality.
Morton Gurewitch has written: 'The ironic temper and the comic imagination' -- subject(s): Comedy, History and criticism, Irony in literature
The drive-in where Sandy walks out on Danny is called the Twi-Light Drive-In Theatre. Isn't it ironic that Sandy walked out of a drive-in?
The President of the Confederate States of American was Jefferson Davis. There was a northern, Union, Yankee general named Jefferson C. Davis. No relation.
Louis A. Marre has written: 'Ironic historian' -- subject(s): English Epic poetry, History, History and criticism, Irony in literature, Narration (Rhetoric)
The tone was ironic
The Epigram is fairly ironic.