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Can you give me an example of irony?



 
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Can you give me an example of irony? #1 (permalink) Mon Apr 21, 2008 19:24 pm   Can you give me an example of irony?
 

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ESL/EFL Test #269 "Literary Terms (1)", question 1

When a writer says one thing but actually means or signifies the opposite, it's called ..........

(a) irony
(b) imagery
(c) action

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #269 "Literary Terms (1)", answer 1

When a writer says one thing but actually means or signifies the opposite, it's called irony.

Correct answer: (a) irony
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Example of irony #2 (permalink) Mon Apr 21, 2008 20:16 pm   Example of irony
 

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Your friend meets you at a nice restaurant in a dirty t-shirt and old, torn jeans. You then say, "I see you dressed up for the occasion!"
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Can you give me an example of irony? #3 (permalink) Mon Apr 21, 2008 20:25 pm   Can you give me an example of irony?
 

For example:
It must be delightful to find oneself in a foreign country without a penny in one's pocket.
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Can you give me an example of irony? #4 (permalink) Thu Apr 24, 2008 14:10 pm   Can you give me an example of irony?
 

incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

Yawn ... good morning world

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