Irony — English definition
A gap between appearance and reality — between what is said and what is meant (verbal), what is expected and what happens (situational), or what a character knows and what the audience knows (dramatic).
Where it is taught
- Author's Craft & Figurative Language — Close Reading & Literary Analysis, English 10: Choices, Conscience & Consequences, Grade 10
In use
Irony creates meaning through a gap between surface and truth, and it comes in three kinds worth telling apart.
Author's Craft & Figurative Language