Irony in its broadest sense, is a rhetorical device, literary technique or event characterised by a contrast, between what the expectations of a situation are and what is really the case. The term may be further defined into verbal, dramatic and situational irony.
Verbal, dramatic, and situational irony are often used for emphasis in the assertion of a truth. The ironic form of simile, used in sarcasm, and some forms of litotes can emphasize one's meaning by the deliberate use of language which states the opposite of the truth, denies the contrary of the truth, or drastically and obviously understates a factual connection. |
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