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Irony

Irony . Irony: results from the reader’s sense of some discrepancy. Verbal irony

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Irony

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  1. Irony

  2. Irony: results from the reader’s sense of some discrepancy. • Verbal irony A simple kind of irony—saying one thing but meaning the opposite. “A marvelous time” means a boring time. Not to be confused with sarcasm. Sarcasm has a cutting edge and may at times be ironic, but it may also be straight malice. • Dramatic irony Saying or doing something while unaware of its ironic contrast with the whole truth. A character says, “This is the happiest day of my life,” and the audience knows what the character doesn’t—his family has just died in a plane crash. • Situational irony Events turn to the opposite of what is expected. It rains on the Weather Bureau’s annual picnic. Evil or horror occurs on a bright sunny day.

  3. Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket • What type(s) of irony are found in Contents of a Dead Man’s Pocket?

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