the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

Types of IronyVerbal/SarcasmDramaticSituationalCosmic

When a speaker says one thing but means another

Sarcasm is also a form of irony

When you, the audience, knows something that the characters, in the story, do not know.

When something happens and a reversal of events happens.

When your own creation destroys you and causes a reversal of events from an unexpected outcome

Also, you have angered GOD

-A literary work that ridicules its subject through the use of techniques such as exaggeration, reversal, incongruity, and/or parody in order to make a comment or criticism about it.

-Uses a strong amount of irony to express the theme of the author

Satire is making fun of something to make a serious point. Eg. The show desperate housewives. 

And irony is when what is intended has the opposite effect. Eg. A teacher preaching to children about the dangers of smoking, only to be seen smoking during lunch.

Exaggeration-To enlarge, increase, or represent something beyond normal bounds so that it becomes ridiculous and its faults can be seen. 

Incongruity-To present things that are out of place or are absurd in relation to its surroundings. 

Reversal-To present the opposite of the normal order (e.g., the order of events, hierarchical order). 

Parody-To imitate the techniques and/or style of some person, place, or thing.

Exaggeration

Incongruity

Reversal

Parody

Exaggeration

Incongruity

Reversal

Parody

Exaggeration

Incongruity

Reversal

Parody

Exaggeration

Incongruity

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