Irony

Irony is the use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning. the three different types of irony are:
Socratic, Verbal, Dramatic, Tragic, Situational, Cosmic, and Historical. I Verbal irony (also called sarcasm) - which is when a writer makes a statement in which the actual meaning differs from the meaning that the words appear to express.Situational irony - accidental events occur that seem oddly appropriate, such as the poetic justice of a TV weather presenter getting caught in a surprise rainstorm.Dramatic irony- a narrative in which the reader knows something about present or future circumstances that a character in the story does not know.

Edwin Arlington Robinson's Poem "Richard Cory" is about a man who lived in the neighborhood. He dressed like a young gentlemen from a little town. He was very friendly and greeted people nicely he was rich and they said richer than a king. " And he was rich--yes, richer than a king--
And admirably schooled in every grace: " They thought he was everything and they wanted to be like him. little do people now he was struggling and had problems on his own. Good-morning," and he glittered when he walked.The last line " And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,Went home and put a bullet through his head. " was shocking because who would've taught such a man like Cory who was rich , a nice personality and always smiled would kill himself ?
In the short story "Lamb to Slaugther " by Ronald Dahl the irony in this story is there are many innocent who are led by individuals to harm without knowing some continue to be led by the same person, and then by others. The police are eating the evidence and claims it under there nose little do they knowing that it really is and there eatting it for dinner so yeah it is ironic. "Personally, I think it's right here on the premises.

Probably right under our very noses. What you think, Jack?

And in the other room, Mary Maloney began to giggle. "
In the article " The House That Slaves Built "By Gardien Harris As Barack Obama and his family move into the presidential mansion, a look back at a 200-year-old house that has not always been so welcoming to blacks.Its ironic because slaves built the white house and they wouldn't allow blacks inside the house . " But now Barack Obama's family making the White House their home as powerful symbol of change for Americans of all races." The White House had been thrown open to the public to celebrate the President's second inaugural, but the guards turned Douglass away—apparently on standing orders that blacks were not to be allowed in. Douglass sent in his card, and Lincoln ordered him admitted.
In this article "Is it ironic that so many don't understand irony?" This short article do show interesting articles because it says that a man named his big dog tiny in which case why would i huge dog be named tiny that's awkward. it also shows " that I can't go to church because I have a theology test to study for? " 95 % of the people says its ironic well of course because why would we not go to Church if we are religious just for a test that you we have tomorrow ? Some of these statements they stated are confusing but we can get it because lots of people usually write and say weird types of things they mean.

Tattooed and pierced patient is ironically nervous about surgery. This cartoon is very ironic because she shouldnt be nervous about the surgery due to the fact of needles. Since she has tattoos and piercings. She is not afraid of needles according to the tatoos yet she shows fear for needles during the operation.

In Alanis Morissette's "Ironic." lyrics show are some points are ironic and some aren't i feel that that section :

A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic...don't you think
A little too ironic...and, yeah, I really do think...

unfortunate situations, but they are not typically what one would define as ironic. Ten thousand spoons when all we need is a knife in the employee break room of a factory… now that would be ironic. Also " An old man turned ninety-eight He won the lottery and died the next day " this could be ironic because he probally been playing for the lottery his whole life and wasting all his money and never won but come to find out the day he wins the lottery he dies the next day thats ackward and a type of irony.