Can you give me an example of irony?

[ironic]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

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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sample of irony?

ironic

[Linda]

Hello,
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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[Pamela]

For example:
It must be delightful to find oneself in a foreign country without a penny in one's pocket.

[HamburgEnglish]

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

:-)

[Kati Svaby]

Verbal irony



A stop sign ironically defaced with a plea not to deface stop signs.
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Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.