what are the examples of sarcasm and irony
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Sarcasm Examples
I’m trying to imagine you with a personality.I work 40 hours a week to be this poor.Is it time for your medication or mine?Well, this day was a total waste of makeup.Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.Not the brightest crayon in the box now, are we?Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?Earth is full. Go home.Suburbia: where they tear out the trees and then name streets after them.This isn’t an office. It’s Hell with fluorescent lighting. I majored in liberal arts. Will that be for here or to go?Don’t bother me. I’m living happily ever after.
Irony usually conveys a difference between how things seem to be and the reality. As a literary technique it is used when a certain outcome is revealed, but is not what readers were expecting or hoping for. Irony can be difficult to define; it's often subjective and depends on the audience's expectations.
Take the song "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette. There were many heated debates when it came out over whether the situations described in the song are actually ironic or just unfortunate incidents. And over the years there were more debates about whether the song really is ironic because it's called "Ironic" but nothing in the song is ironic. Confusing? Yes, that's irony.
While it is possible for one person to find something ironc that another person does not, there are several defined categories for irony that apply in life and in literature.
Categories of Irony
There are many ways to play with irony. This is great because it brings added layers and texture to a story. Irony is predominantly defined within three main categories: dramatic irony, situational irony, and verbal irony. Let's have some fun with each.
Dramatic Irony
Dramatic irony is used when the audience knows more about what's going on than the characters. This creates suspense, or humor, as the audience waits to see if the characters will come to understand what's really happening. Dramatic irony heightens the audience's anticipation, hopes, or fears, but it can also be used for comedic effect.
Have you ever read a novel or watched a play or movie where the narrator was omniscient (knew what every character was thinking and feeling)? These are great setups for dramatic irony.
A novel's heroine visits her favorite café every day from 11am to 1pm to work on her manuscript. Her brother's best friend knows this and is trying to find a way to ask her out on a date.The day he gets up the courage to go to the café she's not there. Where is she? The reader knows she's been taken ill, he does not. Now, a healthy dose of suspense is added to the plot.
I’m trying to imagine you with a personality.I work 40 hours a week to be this poor.Is it time for your medication or mine?Well, this day was a total waste of makeup.Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.Not the brightest crayon in the box now, are we?Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?Earth is full. Go home.Suburbia: where they tear out the trees and then name streets after them.This isn’t an office. It’s Hell with fluorescent lighting. I majored in liberal arts. Will that be for here or to go?Don’t bother me. I’m living happily ever after.
Irony usually conveys a difference between how things seem to be and the reality. As a literary technique it is used when a certain outcome is revealed, but is not what readers were expecting or hoping for. Irony can be difficult to define; it's often subjective and depends on the audience's expectations.
Take the song "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette. There were many heated debates when it came out over whether the situations described in the song are actually ironic or just unfortunate incidents. And over the years there were more debates about whether the song really is ironic because it's called "Ironic" but nothing in the song is ironic. Confusing? Yes, that's irony.
While it is possible for one person to find something ironc that another person does not, there are several defined categories for irony that apply in life and in literature.
Categories of Irony
There are many ways to play with irony. This is great because it brings added layers and texture to a story. Irony is predominantly defined within three main categories: dramatic irony, situational irony, and verbal irony. Let's have some fun with each.
Dramatic Irony
Dramatic irony is used when the audience knows more about what's going on than the characters. This creates suspense, or humor, as the audience waits to see if the characters will come to understand what's really happening. Dramatic irony heightens the audience's anticipation, hopes, or fears, but it can also be used for comedic effect.
Have you ever read a novel or watched a play or movie where the narrator was omniscient (knew what every character was thinking and feeling)? These are great setups for dramatic irony.
A novel's heroine visits her favorite café every day from 11am to 1pm to work on her manuscript. Her brother's best friend knows this and is trying to find a way to ask her out on a date.The day he gets up the courage to go to the café she's not there. Where is she? The reader knows she's been taken ill, he does not. Now, a healthy dose of suspense is added to the plot.
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