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 Uru rated 21 months ago - "Quite often sarcasm is mistaken for irony; however, sarcasm is a form of irony which uses sharp wit to highlight the obviousness, stupidity, or annoyance-factor of a situation. One main difference between irony and sarcasm is that irony is generally observed and sarcasm is generally created (i...
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- SiteMost rated 11 months ago
- Ahhh irony - one of the most misused terms in the English language... I'd like to say it's ironic... but it isn't.
- lyndaris rated 24 months ago
- Don't bother reading this. It has no actual content, but goes in endless circles of verbiage. I suspect it is actually pseudo-content generated to gain rank in the search engines and attract remunerative advertising.
I'll categorise it as sad, avoiding the obvious adjective which, ironically, would be inapplicable.
- Apoah rated 17 months ago
- thank god someone else has noticed the misuse of the word 'irony'. I love this page.
- Uru rated 21 months ago
- "Quite often sarcasm is mistaken for irony; however, sarcasm is a form of irony which uses sharp wit to highlight the obviousness, stupidity, or annoyance-factor of a situation. One main difference between irony and sarcasm is that irony is generally observed and sarcasm is generally created (i.e. spoken, written). People don't usually go about actively pursuing the creation of irony. On the other hand, anyone who is relatively safe from being labeled stupid, and has availed themselves of the How To Be Sarcastic tutorial, can readily create sarcasm throughout their daily life. This interpretation may be lacking, but it serves to start us on a straightforward path to understanding what irony is.
Let us first understand what is what, before we move into more sophisticated territory.
Verbal Irony: Sarcasm - When the speaker says, "I appreciate your help.", when no help was provided to the speaker, makes that comment sarcastic. Hyperbole (overstatement) - "There was never anyone as educated.", in describing someone who is uneducated. Understatement - When the speaker says, "It was a bit cold.", when he has lost a leg due to frost bite.
Dramatic Irony: Dramatic irony is the result of the contrast between the understanding of a situation by the dramatic character and the audience. Basically, the audience understands the situation as it really is, where the character in the story is oblivious to the reality of things.
Per usual, it is not a bad idea to review the dictionary definition of a word. With that in mind, please study the definition of the word 'irony' as provided in the Webster dictionary, before moving on to the main portion of the tutorial. Just using the dictionary definition is probably not the best way to understand a word, but since we are only covering the basics, this definition of irony should do just fine."
- childoftv rated 28 months ago
- From the page: "Pursuing the creation of irony. On the other hand, anyone who is relatively safe from being labeled stupid, and has availed themselves of the How To Be Sarcastic tutorial, can readily create sarcasm throughout their daily life. This interpretation may be lacking, but it serves to start us on a straightfor"
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