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SITUATIONAL IRONY (Definition : Situational irony is a literary device…
SITUATIONAL IRONY
Definition : Situational irony is a literary device that you can easily identify in literary works. Simply, it occurs when incongruity appears between expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead.
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Purpose : The purpose of ironic situations is to allow the readers to make a distinction between appearances and realities, and eventually associate them to the theme of a story.
Situational irony can be humorous, tragic, or didactic in the way that it subverts expectations. There are always sharp contradictions in examples of situational irony, and unexpected twists. Thus, while they appear in all different genre of literature, situational irony is especially prevalent in mysteries and thrillers.
The definition of situational irony is more contemporary, but is very common in literature and reality.
Verbal irony
Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness
On the way to school, the school bus gets a flat tire and the bus driver says, "Excellent! This day couldn't start off any better!"
Mark is very upset over the fact that his brand new truck has a little speck of mud on the bumper, and Jennifer, who has a used car, says, "My goodness! That's a shame!"
A mother with three noisy children has been waiting in line at the market. When it is her turn, the cashier asks if she would mind waiting while she runs to the restroom. The mother says, "Of course not-why in the world would you think I would mind?"
Dramatic irony
Dramatic irony is a type of irony that exists when the audience knows something regarding the plot that the characters do not know.
Summary :-
-occurs when the audience knows something that a or characters do not
-creates suspense and interest in a text
Part of a piece of literature in which the reader or audience member has more information than the character(s) and there is thus incongruity between what the characters expect and what the audience knows to be true.
For an example: In a scary movie, the character goes into a house they think is empty, but the audience knows the killer is in the house. This increases the suspense.
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