Types of Irony

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    • Irony:

      literature technique that involves the differences between appearance and reality, expectation and result, or meaning and intention.
    • Dramatic Irony:

      When the audience knows something that the character does not.
    • Verbal Irony:

      When someone says one thing but really mean the opposite.
    • Situational Irony:

      When something happens that is the opposite of what was expected.
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