irony irony is a difference between the appearance and the reality; the opposite of what is expected...
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IRONY• Irony is a difference between the
appearance and the reality; the opposite of what is expected or intended.
• There are three essential types of irony.
Dramatic Irony• Dramatic irony is when the audience
knows what is happening before the characters do.
• For example, many horror movies utilize dramatic irony. We know that the actor or actress should not open the door at the end of the long, dark hallway, but they don’t know.
Situational Irony
• Situational irony is a contrast between what the reader expects to happen and what actually happens.
Verbal Irony
• Verbal irony is a contrast between what is said or written and what is really meant.
• In essence, verbal irony is when we say one thing but really mean another, similar to sarcasm.
ALANIS MORISSETTE “Isn’t It Ironic”
An old man turned ninety-eightHe won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your ChardonnayIt's a death row pardon two minutes too late
It's like rain on your wedding dayIt's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
A traffic jam when you're already lateA no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
An old man turned ninety-eightHe won the lottery and died the next day
from a severe paper cut from his lottery ticketIt's a black fly in your Chardonnay
that was specifically purchased to repel black fliesIt's a death row pardon
causes your demise, because you leave the jail and then you get hit by a bus
It's like rain on your wedding day
A day and place you chose, because it’s known to not rain.It's a free ride
but you get mugged on that ride
A traffic jam when
you left early because you’re afraid of being late, but leaving early causes a crash, which
causes you to be late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
that you asked be put up when you quit smoking. Now you started again, but you can’t
smoke because of the no-smoking sign.
It's like ten thousand spoons
that you bought with your only knife. Now all you need is a knife and you only have spoons.