1、Irony Irony,Satire and Humor Three Types of Irony Importance of Irony Irony:irony is a technique employed to reveal how things appear on the surface differ from what they are actually.Satire:refers to a literary genre,which makes use of irony and other humorous elements to ridicule and criticize soc
2、ial,political as well as religious problems.Example:Gullivers Travels by Jonathan Swift Humor:is connected with something amusing and funny.In this sense,humor emphasizes on the effect created rather than a specific type of technique.Example:The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow by Washington Erving Verba
3、l Irony:refers to a type of irony in which what one says is opposite to what he means.Example:Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Dramatic Irony:occurs when the reader has good knowledge of a situation,whereas such knowledge is denied to a certain character.Example:Hamlet by William Shakespeare Situa
4、tional Irony:involves a situation in which the outcome of events is different from,or opposite to what has been expected.Example:Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Recall a story you have read,and describe the irony in that story.What type of irony is it?Whats the effect of the irony in the story?It allows the author to present not only the contrasts,but the truer intentions beneath the surface.It makes the work assume dimensions and depth in meaning.It is also an interesting way to engage the reader.The End
