Irony is a figure of speech defining an outcome of events which occur in a way that is contrary to what was, or might have been expected. It can often be funny, but is also characterized in tragic events.
There are many types of irony...
• Dramatic Irony, when the audience knows something is going to happen on stage that the characters on stage do not.
• 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. This is ironic because Mr. Smith is a traffic warden.
• Verbal Irony is an absence of expression and intention. Sarcasm may sometimes involve verbal irony.
• Irony of Fate is the misfortune in the result of fate or chance.
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[–] FinalRemix ago
This isn't ironic... this is Atlantic County.