Irony

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 An example of irony.
An example of irony.

Irony is when something happens that is opposite from what is expected. There are many types of irony, including:

  • Dramatic irony, when the audience knows something that's going to happen on stage that the characters on stage don't.
  • Socratic irony, when someone (usually a teacher) pretends to be stupid in order to show how stupid his pupils are (while at the same time the reader or audience understand the situation).
  • Cosmic irony, when something that everyone thinks will happen actually happens very differently.
  • Situational irony e.g. Mr Smith gets a parking ticket. Mr Smith is a traffic warden.