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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

irony

The more I try to understand the meaning of irony, the more confused I get.

If you in a black suit stand in front of a white wall, is it ironic?

If a short girl walks in 4 inch high heels, is it ironic?

If a black guy in a black suit gives a speech about black people, is it ironic.

If a woman talks about how faitful her husband is when her husband is seen intimate with a girl, is it ironic?
Thanks in advance.
  

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" I vote for number four. I suppose if you look hard enough, you can find irony in all of them. (contrasts/opposites) The third one is an interesting challenge for those who feel opposites is the key.

— Avangi

  • " I vote for number four.
  • I suppose if you look hard enough, you can find irony in all of them.
  • (contrasts/opposites) The third one is an interesting challenge for those who feel opposites is the key.
  • In your opinion, is humor an essential ingredient?
  • - A.
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What seems to be referred to as "verbal irony" is not the irony I learned as a child, which I would call "situation irony." I vote for number four. I suppose if you look hard enough, you can find irony in all of them. (contrasts/opposites)

The third one is an interesting challenge for those who feel opposites is the key.

In your opinion, is humor an essential ingredient?
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I don't think so. My dictionary says something like there is contrast, it can be ironic. However, I don't know what the extent is. I mean, any contrast will do?

This apple looks like a watermelon. Isn't it ironic?

I'm struggling to understand when it can be used and when it can't.
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New2grammarI'm struggling to understand when it can be used and when it can't.
99.9% of the time it can't be used.
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