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What is the
definition of Situational Irony?
How do you define Situational Irony? What is a Situational
Irony? The word derives from the Latin word 'ironia' meaning 'feigned
ignorance'. Plural: Ironies. The
definition of Situational Irony is as follows:
English Grammar &
Terminology
Definition of Situational Irony - a poetic device |
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Definition:
A
contradiction of expectation between what might
be expected and what actually occurs often
connected to a fatalistic or pessimistic view of
life |
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Definition of Situational Irony
- a poetic device |
Examples of Situational Irony in
Literature, Poems
& Poetry
Poems with Situational Irony
examples can be found by the most famous poets including qqqq
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Macbeth by
William Shakespeare: The witches predict one thing,
which happens to come true but Macbeth often
misinterprets their words
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Situational
example: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Coleridge:
Water, water, every where,
And all the boards did shrink ;
Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink
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The
Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
"Seated in a stenographer's chair, tapping away at a
typewriter that had served him through four years of
college, he wrote a series of guidebooks for people
forced to travel on business." The writer hated travel.
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following links for more examples and information:
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
Irony
Examples Help! Use
of Situational Irony in Poems & Poetry
Examples of Situational Irony can
be found in many examples of the poem, poems or poetry. Famous
poets use this figure of speech to convey and emphasize unusual
and vivid images. The use of strong word association changes the
mode of thought and adds variation, embellishment and adornment
to literary works.
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Figures of Speech - Situational Irony
In Figurative Language we use words in such a way that they
differ somewhat from ordinary every-day speech and convey
meanings in a more vivid and impressive manner. Figures, like
Situational Irony make speech more effective, they beautify and emphasize it
in Rhetoric which is the art of speaking and writing
effectively. Figures of speech such as Situational Irony use word association
to convey emotion and mood often in a non-literal sense.
Examples Help! Using
Situational Irony
Figures of
speech such as Situational Irony adds adornment, beautifies, colors, elegant
variation, embellishment, embroidery, emphasis, exaggeration,
exclamation, flourish, floweriness, irony, lushness and
luxuriance to the English language. This page providing facts
and info about Figures of Speech will help with the
understanding of this subject. |
