There are seven main situations where Irony belongs: Socratic , Verbal , Dramatic , Tragic picture a

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The intended meaning is an inversion of the plain meaning. Pretty simple, really, but somehow a difficult picture animation concept for some to grasp. Let's describe what irony is not, since that is where the confusion mainly comes from (and it's misused a lot ). It is not a lie. It is not a joke. It is not a coincidence. It is not merely anything unexpected. It is not the same as sarcasm. It is not something Alanis Morissette understands.
Irony can overlap with those (with the possible exception of the last one), but just by themselves, they are not irony. This is where the confusion of the meaning of the word usually starts. picture animation People try to apply it where it doesn't belong . It's rather common picture animation in fiction for one person picture animation to correct another who has incorrectly used the term . It enjoyed a renaissance in the '90s thanks to Postmodernism , which is a slightly different concept of irony.
There are seven main situations where Irony belongs: Socratic , Verbal , Dramatic , Tragic picture animation , Situational , Cosmic , and Historical . If something does not fit in any of these, it is not irony. Socratic This type is completely different from the others. First employed by Socrates (hence the name), picture animation it's more of a debating tool than modern irony. Thus it rarely overlaps picture animation with the other types.
In a nutshell, this is the use of constant picture animation questioning in order to reveal the truth of any position. You know how kids like to ask "Why?" no matter the answer ? This is the more sophisticated version. You keep feigning ignorance of the topic, in order to force the other person to explain it further. The irony lies in the fact that you are treating the other person as one possessing coveted knowledge and/or wisdom far above your "lowly" station, the whole point in doing so is to expose the fact that they are, in fact, not . Jon Stewart favors this method. Closely related to Armor-Piercing Question .
Verbal irony is part of the modern irony types, but it differs from the others in that the irony is intentional. Basically, you state something in a manner that has literal connotation, picture animation but expresses something different in the context of the situation. This may be done for any number of reasons, but typically the intent is either humor or emphasis. Again, you have to intentionally create this difference in order for it to be verbal irony. If you deny that you're upset, but in an angry tone, that's picture animation just plain denial, not irony. You mean to try to convince people you were calm, but your tone betrays you. To be verbal irony you have to deny it in a calm tone, but deliberately make it clear you are seething on the inside and want the other person to know it. Note however that just because this example wouldn't be verbal irony, this doesn't mean it couldn't be ironic; the irony in this case would be situational, since it's not intended by the speaker.
The distinction between irony and sarcasm is that sarcasm is meant to mock things. The two frequently overlap, but not all verbal irony is sarcastic and not all sarcasm is ironic. Using the case above, denying your anger in a deliberately angry tone would be sarcasm, but would not be verbal irony because the angry tone would imply your intention. Note however that, though a sarcastic tone does betray the ironic intent of the words used, this does not mean that irony is no longer present. Indeed, it is only tone and context that distinguish verbal irony from outright lying. For example, take the film About a Boy . The main character's father wrote a hit song, and every time he mentions the song, people start singing it. When the eponymous boy and his mother do the same, they apologize, seeing the look on his face. When they mention he probably got that a lot, he politely says, " No, you're the first ." If he had said it in a sarcastic (that is, openly derisive) tone, that would be sarcasm. If he had said it in a normal tone, and added something like, "In fact, I'd like people to do it all the time," there would be a hint of mocking, also making it sarcasm. But since he said it the way he did, it's just an example picture animation of verbal irony.
One non-sarcastic form of verbal irony is the "ironic picture animation simile". picture animation A common example would be the expression "clear as mud"; the message conveyed is the polar opposite of the adjective used, and this is made clear by the fact that the noun use