IRONY
Definition – a contrast in which one
term of the contrast in some way mocks the other term.
Verbal Irony – the
simplest form of irony, it’s a figure of speech in which the opposite is said
from what is intended. The discrepancy is between what is said and what is
meant.
Sarcasm is used to insult.
Dramatic Irony – the
contrast between what a character says or thinks and what the reader knows to
be true. (This form is popular in plays and sitcoms – substitute “reader” with
audience.)
Irony of Situation –
usually the most important kind for the story writer – the discrepancy is
between appearance and reality – or between expectation and fulfillment, or
between what is and what would seem
appropriate.
Satire – the use of irony
to ridicule an idea, a person or a thing, often with an aim to provoke change.
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