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Situational irony: The opposite of what you think
Content Provider | TED Ed |
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Author | Warner, Christopher |
Description | Irony is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is an incongruity between the literal and the implied meaning. No written method for indicating irony exists, though an irony punctuation mark has been proposed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony 'Isn't it ironic?' You hear it all the time - and, most of the time, actually no, it isn't. Hypocritical, cynical, lazy, coincidental, more likely. But what is irony? Zoe Williams meticulously, sincerely, and unironically hunts it down. http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2003/jun/28/weekend7.weekend2 Irony may be defined as the conflict of two meanings. http://xtf.lib.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=DicHist/uvaGenText/tei/DicHist2.xml;chunk.id=dv2-70 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Keyword | Literature Writing Composition |
Content Type | Video Animation |
Time Required | PT3M12S |
Education Level | Class VII Class VIII Class IX Class X |
Pedagogy | Lecture cum Demonstration |
Resource Type | Video Lecture |
Subject | Writing |