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Irony

Irony is a juxtaposition of what, on the surface, appears to be the case with what is actually or expected to be the case. Originally a rhetorical device and literary technique, irony has also come to assume a metaphysical significance with implications for one's attitude towards life.

Etymology, Types of irony & General irony, or "irony as a way of life"

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Etymology

The problem of definition

Types of irony

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The rhetorical dimension

General irony, or "irony as a way of life"

Postmodernism

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Irony

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Edges69
Triples122
Avg. degree1.97
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related to Friedrich Schlegel · 13
Irony → According, Beiser, For Schlegel, Frederick, Friedrich Schlegel, Frühromantik, German Romanticism, His, Immanuel Kant's, In, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Schlegel, Socrates
related to General irony, or "irony as a way of life" · 13
Irony → Aristophanes, As Muecke, Even Booth, Friedrich Schlegel, German Romantics, In, No, Plato's, Socrates, Søren Kierkegaard's, The Concept, This, Typically
related to Søren Kierkegaard · 13
Irony → According, Although, Bernstein, Continual Reference, Danish, Hegelian, In, Kierkegaard, Richard, Socrates, Søren Kierkegaard's, The Concept, Thesis VIII
related to Etymology · 9
Irony → Although, Aristophanes, BCE, Greek, More, Old Comedy, Plato's, Socrates, This
related to Relation to sarcasm · 9
Irony → Albert, Christopher, Humor, Katz, Lee, Martin, Rod, Similarly, This
related to The problem of definition · 9
Irony → Alanis Morissette, Bernstein, Henry Watson Fowler, In, Ironic, Ironic Life, It, Philosopher Richard, The King's English
related to Types of irony · 9
Irony → Bolingbroke, How, Moreover, Nevertheless, Romantic, Samuel Johnson, The, There, Verbal
related to Postmodernism · 8
Irony → For, Instead, On, Postmodern, Rather, Richard Rorty, The, This
is a · 7
Irony → juxtaposition of what, literary device and real-world occurrence where the actual outcome of an event is the exact opposite of what was reasonably expected, overly long speech made by the fictionalized Protagoras in Plato's dialogue, powerful tool for social bonding among those who share an understanding, response to the apparent epistemic uncertainties of anti-foundationalism, simple presentation of ironic situations for the enjoyment of an audience, specific type of dramatic irony.Cosmic irony
related to The rhetorical dimension · 6
Irony → Because, Booth, In, Rhetoric, To, Wayne

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ironic schlegel also socrates meaning rhetorical kierkegaard ironist life literary intended human audience concept way sarcasm sometimes one muecke according

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Ironyis ajuxtaposition of what0.90text
Ironyis apowerful tool for social bonding among those who share an understanding0.90text
Ironyis aspecific type of dramatic irony.Cosmic irony0.90text
Ironyis aliterary device and real-world occurrence where the actual outcome of an event is the exact opposite of what was reasonably expected0.90text
Ironyis aoverly long speech made by the fictionalized Protagoras in Plato's dialogue0.90text
Ironyis asimple presentation of ironic situations for the enjoyment of an audience0.90text
Ironyis aresponse to the apparent epistemic uncertainties of anti-foundationalism0.90text
hyperboleinstance ofVerbal irony is sometimes also considered to encompass various other literary devices0.80text
its oppositeinstance ofVerbal irony is sometimes also considered to encompass various other literary devices0.80text
litotesinstance ofVerbal irony is sometimes also considered to encompass various other literary devices0.80text
conscious naïvetéinstance ofVerbal irony is sometimes also considered to encompass various other literary devices0.80text
and others.Dramatic irony provides the audience with information of which characters are unawareinstance ofVerbal irony is sometimes also considered to encompass various other literary devices0.80text

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