2006-09-20 04:52:15 · 5 answers · asked by loslonelygirl 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
sarcasm: witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
2006-09-20 04:55:00 · answer #1 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect. See synonyms at wit1.
Incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs: “Hyde noted the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated” (Richard Kain).
An occurrence, result, or circumstance notable for such incongruity
2006-09-20 11:55:06 · answer #2 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The definition of irony:
"I say 'A' when I mean 'not-A' "
2006-09-20 12:06:07 · answer #3 · answered by Lady G. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like rain on your wedding day,
It's like green light when you're already there,
It's like good advice that you just didn't take,
And who would thought it figured....
Now isn't it Ironic?
Alanis Morrissette
2006-09-20 11:59:33 · answer #4 · answered by Hendo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a free ride when you've already paid..... it's meeting the man of your dreams and then meeting his beautiful wife.... it's lifes little ways of sticking it too you.
2006-09-20 12:46:44 · answer #5 · answered by who be boo? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋