IRONY

   

IRONY

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IRONY

WHAT IS IRONY?

Answer:  An IRONY is a mode of speech in which the real extract of the meaning of a statement is exactly the opposite of that which is literally conveyed; as,

a.     No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.

b.     The atrocious crime of being a young man, which the honourable gentleman has, with such spirit and decency, charged upon me. I sha;ll nether attempt to palliate nor die.

c.      Here under the leave and permission of Brutus and the rest

(For Brutus is an honourable man:

So are they all, all honourable men.)

Come I to speak in Caesar’s funeral.

He was my friend, faithful and just to me;

But Brutus says he was ambitious, And Brutus is an honourable man.

An irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It  may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than that is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a distinction or difference between appearance and reality.

Verbal Irony involves in what one does not mean, for instance in response to a bogus idea, when we say, “What a great idea!” we use verbal irony.

Situational Irony occurs when, for example, a man is chuckling at the misfortune of another, a group of men a misfortune dying one by on, the next man when repents or chuckle on the death of his predecessor, it is a situational irony.

In this context, wish to let you know about dramatic irony. A dramatic irony is frequently used by writers in their creations.

Ironies can be broadly classified into three groups: a. Verbal Irony  b. Situational Irony & c. Dramatic irony.

Verbal irony occurs when a speaker’s intention is the opposite of what he says. For instance, a character after returning from somewhere where he was served with the worst things, says’  “What a grand party it was!”

Situational irony occurs when the actual result of a situation is totally different from what was expected.  For example, a young man spends a lot of energy and money to give a surprise visit to the family of a girl on her birthday, and when he reaches, he comes to know that the birthdays was a week ago. He ends up while the girl is fuming that he does not care  enough to remember the day of her birth.

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows a key piece of information that a character in a play, movie or novel does not. This is the type of irony that makes us yell, “DON’T GO IN THERE!!” during a scary movie. Dramatic irony is huge in Shakespeare’s tragedies, most famously in Othello & Romeo and Juliet.

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