Irony Flashcards
1
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irony
A
a situation, or a use of language, involving some kind of incongruity or discrepancy; three kinds
2
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dramatic irony
A
an incongruity or discrepancy between what a character says or thinks and what the reader knows to be true (or between what a character perceives and what would seem appropriate)
3
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irony of situation
A
a situation in which there is an incongruity between appearance and reality, or between expectation and fulfillment, or between the actual situation and what would seem appropriate
4
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verbal irony
A
a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
