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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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| Irony | is a | juxtaposition of what | 0.90 | text |
| Irony | is a | powerful tool for social bonding among those who share an understanding | 0.90 | text |
| Irony | is a | specific type of dramatic irony.Cosmic irony | 0.90 | text |
| Irony | is a | literary device and real-world occurrence where the actual outcome of an event is the exact opposite of what was reasonably expected | 0.90 | text |
| Irony | is a | overly long speech made by the fictionalized Protagoras in Plato's dialogue | 0.90 | text |
| Irony | is a | simple presentation of ironic situations for the enjoyment of an audience | 0.90 | text |
| Irony | is a | response to the apparent epistemic uncertainties of anti-foundationalism | 0.90 | text |
| hyperbole | instance of | Verbal irony is sometimes also considered to encompass various other literary devices | 0.80 | text |
| its opposite | instance of | Verbal irony is sometimes also considered to encompass various other literary devices | 0.80 | text |
| litotes | instance of | Verbal irony is sometimes also considered to encompass various other literary devices | 0.80 | text |
| conscious naïveté | instance of | Verbal irony is sometimes also considered to encompass various other literary devices | 0.80 | text |
| and others.Dramatic irony provides the audience with information of which characters are unaware | instance of | Verbal irony is sometimes also considered to encompass various other literary devices | 0.80 | text |
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