Reveal what dramatic irony is, how it works, and why it makes stories more powerful with real examples from literature and ...
Irony is a type of figurative language; it's “the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.” Alternatively, irony ...
Adapted from "Irony and Sarcasm" by Roger Kreuz (MIT Press, 2020). Reprinted with permission from MIT Press. In February 1996, Alanis Morissette released the fourth single from “Jagged Little Pill,” ...