Just a definition or a example!
2006-09-06 05:33:54 · 5 answers · asked by Pooh 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Main Entry: iro·ny
Pronunciation: 'I-r&-nE also 'I(-&)r-nE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -nies
Etymology: Latin ironia, from Greek eirOnia, from eirOn dissembler
1 : a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning -- called also Socratic irony
2 a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance
3 a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2) : an event or result marked by such incongruity b : incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play -- called also dramatic irony, tragic irony
2006-09-06 05:43:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irony would be like if you have a computer and an internet connection and the whole world at your finger tips and had to ask someone on the internet the definition of a word. That's some real irony there!!
2006-09-06 05:36:41 · answer #2 · answered by Spud55 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Listen to Alanis Morissette's song Ironic
2006-09-06 05:41:03 · answer #3 · answered by amulek1978 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are old enough to ask that question, then you are old enough to OWN A DICTIONARY!!!
2006-09-06 05:41:16 · answer #4 · answered by banjuja58 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
completely made of iron, FE.
2006-09-06 05:39:26 · answer #5 · answered by Michael H 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋