how do you explain irony?
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Explanation:
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Answer: the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
"‘Don't go overboard with the gratitude,’ he rejoined with heavy irony"
Similar:
sarcasm
sardonicism
dryness
causticity
sharpness
acerbity
acid
bitterness
trenchancy
mordancy
cynicism
mockery
satire
ridicule
derision
scorn
sneering
wryness
backhandedness
sarkiness
Opposite:
sincerity
a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often wryly amusing as a result.
plural noun: ironies
"the irony is that I thought he could help me"
Similar:
paradox
paradoxical nature
incongruity
incongruousness
peculiarity
Opposite:
logic
a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.