what is the meaning of ironies?

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what is the meaning of ironies

Answer 1

To make a statement or comment in such a way that it actually has the opposite meaning

Teenagers are the experts at the use of sarcastic irony -- "Oh that's just great, Dad (sigh)"

Answer 2

i·ro·ny1 /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪər-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun, plural -nies. 1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend.


2. Literature. a. a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
b. (esp. in contemporary writing) a manner of organizing a work so as to give full expression to contradictory or complementary impulses, attitudes, etc., esp. as a means of indicating detachment from a subject, theme, or emotion.

3. Socratic irony.
4. dramatic irony.
5. an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected.
6. the incongruity of this.
7. an objectively sardonic style of speech or writing.
8. an objectively or humorously sardonic utterance, disposition, quality, etc.

Answer 3

There are several types of irony. Verbal irony is when you say something other than what you really mean [not lying] Situational is when you expect something to happen, that doesn't. Or in plays, when the audience knows something that the character doesn't.

Answer 4

Alannis Morrisette- "Isn't it Ironic?" is a great song that will show you-
One of the verses talks about a man-
was afraid to fly.
He packed his suitcase, and kissed his kids goodbye.
He waited his whole damned life,
to take that flight-
and as the plane crashed down, he thought,
"Well, isn't this nice?"

And the part about-
It's meeting the man of my dreams, and then meeting his beautiful wife.

You get it?
It's that one thing in a situation that you almost wouldn't expect, but then it shows up and makes you say,
"Yeah, that figures."

Answer 5

Ironies are things that happen simultaneously and share an unexpected/unusual tie.

Example: I pull a rumproast out of the fridge and fart at the same time. (It is ironic that farts come out of a rump, and I farted while i was getting a rump roast. Which happens to have the word rump in it!)

Answer 6

incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected results