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Irony<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n

Defining Irony<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nIrony is all about noticing contrast.\u00a0 No noticing by you = inaccurate interpretations.\r\n\r\nVerbal irony<\/span> occurs when the intended meaning and the stated meaning are different\u2014and usually opposite.\u00a0 Huh?\u00a0 Let me clarify.\u00a0 Irony is when the connotation is the opposite of the denotation.\u00a0 Connotations are the contexts, the situations and feelings around a word.\u00a0 Denotations are the dictionary definitions surrounding a word.\r\n\r\nWhen these don\u2019t match up, a space is created.\u00a0 You see that space, and you react to it by giving that situation meaning.\r\n

Exemplifying Verbal Irony<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nIrony is like sarcasm.\u00a0 For example, if I said \u201cThat\u2019s a Great <\/strong>tie\u201d to someone with an extremely ugly tie, you would hear the tone in which I said it, right?\u00a0 You could look up \u201cGreat\u201d in the dictionary and find that it means good, admirable, wonderful, etc.\u00a0 But \u201cgood\u201d is opposite of the usage, right?\u00a0 I mean, I said it so he\u2019d see it was ugly and bad<\/strong>.\u00a0 Some critics dispute this connection between sarcasm and irony.\r\n

How to Approach Irony <\/strong><\/h3>\r\nAsk questions about irony.\u00a0 Use the term in your discussions and your papers.\r\n\r\nDo you think you'll see irony in the works we'll read?\u00a0 Will it be used in the same ways?\r\n\r\nIf irony is the difference between the stated meaning and the intended meaning, then is it used by all cultures?\r\n

Dramatic and Situation Irony: The Sidekick Types <\/strong><\/h3>\r\nDramatic irony<\/span> arises when an audience knows more about a situation than the character(s).\u00a0 The characters say or do something whose significance they don\u2019t know.\u00a0 For example, you go to Oedipus the King<\/em> knowing that he has married his mom.\u00a0 You know this, he doesn\u2019t.\u00a0 So, as he discovers this, you watch and appreciate it.\r\n\r\nSituational irony<\/span> would result from a gapping\u2014a difference\u2014between what readers expect and what actually occurs.\u00a0 This is not to be confused with the popular misconception that irony occurs when something surprising or coincidental occurs.\u00a0 (Think of that 90s song by Alanis Morrissette, \u201cIsn\u2019t it Ironic?\u201d which actually featured nonexamples of irony.\u00a0 Now that\u2019s <\/em>ironic!)\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe Irony\u201d<\/a> by Jack Sirichumsaeng<\/a> <\/i> is licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/a>","rendered":"

Irony<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Defining Irony<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Irony is all about noticing contrast.\u00a0 No noticing by you = inaccurate interpretations.<\/p>\n

Verbal irony<\/span> occurs when the intended meaning and the stated meaning are different\u2014and usually opposite.\u00a0 Huh?\u00a0 Let me clarify.\u00a0 Irony is when the connotation is the opposite of the denotation.\u00a0 Connotations are the contexts, the situations and feelings around a word.\u00a0 Denotations are the dictionary definitions surrounding a word.<\/p>\n

When these don\u2019t match up, a space is created.\u00a0 You see that space, and you react to it by giving that situation meaning.<\/p>\n

Exemplifying Verbal Irony<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Irony is like sarcasm.\u00a0 For example, if I said \u201cThat\u2019s a Great <\/strong>tie\u201d to someone with an extremely ugly tie, you would hear the tone in which I said it, right?\u00a0 You could look up \u201cGreat\u201d in the dictionary and find that it means good, admirable, wonderful, etc.\u00a0 But \u201cgood\u201d is opposite of the usage, right?\u00a0 I mean, I said it so he\u2019d see it was ugly and bad<\/strong>.\u00a0 Some critics dispute this connection between sarcasm and irony.<\/p>\n

How to Approach Irony <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Ask questions about irony.\u00a0 Use the term in your discussions and your papers.<\/p>\n

Do you think you’ll see irony in the works we’ll read?\u00a0 Will it be used in the same ways?<\/p>\n

If irony is the difference between the stated meaning and the intended meaning, then is it used by all cultures?<\/p>\n

Dramatic and Situation Irony: The Sidekick Types <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dramatic irony<\/span> arises when an audience knows more about a situation than the character(s).\u00a0 The characters say or do something whose significance they don\u2019t know.\u00a0 For example, you go to Oedipus the King<\/em> knowing that he has married his mom.\u00a0 You know this, he doesn\u2019t.\u00a0 So, as he discovers this, you watch and appreciate it.<\/p>\n

Situational irony<\/span> would result from a gapping\u2014a difference\u2014between what readers expect and what actually occurs.\u00a0 This is not to be confused with the popular misconception that irony occurs when something surprising or coincidental occurs.\u00a0 (Think of that 90s song by Alanis Morrissette, \u201cIsn\u2019t it Ironic?\u201d which actually featured nonexamples of irony.\u00a0 Now that\u2019s <\/em>ironic!)<\/p>\n

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The Irony\u201d<\/a> by Jack Sirichumsaeng<\/a> <\/i> is licensed under CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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