Irony
* A contrast between expectation and reality.
Verbal Irony
* When a person says one thing but means the opposite; the simplest type.
~sarcasm: the use of words in a particularly harsh and cruel way; intended to wound or bite in a harmful way.
Situational Irony
* Describes an occurrence that is not just surprising, its the opposite of what the reader expected.
~ rich man turns into a beggar
~ girl dreading party meets future husband
Dramatic Irony
* When the reader knows what is in store for a character, but the character does not know.
~ Romeo and Juliet
~ corny horror flicks
The Ironic world of Fiction
* Ironic world = where humans, however ambitious and fortunate, have no control over an uncaring destiny.
* Romantic World = a world in which the characters' dreams and quests come true without effort.
Satire
* Any writing that use ridicule to bring about social reform; exaggeration of character's faults so much that the reader has to laugh at them.
~political cartoons (caricatures)
~Animal Farm
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