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Vsuresh Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
irony
Hi
Please help me with this.
Context:
Two sisters discuss their grandfather's death. While one was with the grandfather when he 'passed away' (not really) the other was not. The sister whocomes home after she hears the news asks her sister if she has sent for the doctor so that his death can be confirmed. Actually the grandfather is thought to be dead here.
Mrs Jordan: It is a fatal mistake. ( Her sister not sending word for a doctor)
Mrs Slater: Don't talk so silly. What good could a doctor have done?
Mrs Jordan: Look at the cases of persons being restored to life hours after they were thought to be 'gone'
My question: What is the irony in Mrs Jordan's response?
Please help me with this.
Context:
Two sisters discuss their grandfather's death. While one was with the grandfather when he 'passed away' (not really) the other was not. The sister whocomes home after she hears the news asks her sister if she has sent for the doctor so that his death can be confirmed. Actually the grandfather is thought to be dead here.
Mrs Jordan: It is a fatal mistake. ( Her sister not sending word for a doctor)
Mrs Slater: Don't talk so silly. What good could a doctor have done?
Mrs Jordan: Look at the cases of persons being restored to life hours after they were thought to be 'gone'
My question: What is the irony in Mrs Jordan's response?
Top answer
Hi, The irony is this. The reader knows this. The two women do not.
- Hi, The irony is this.
- The reader knows this.
- The two women do not.
- Clive
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Hi,
The irony is this.
When Mrs Jordan says
Look at the cases of persons being restored to life hours after they were thought to be 'gone'
she is in fact accurately describing the situation with th
The irony is this.
When Mrs Jordan says
Look at the cases of persons being restored to life hours after they were thought to be 'gone'
she is in fact accurately describing the situation with th
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Thank you Clive
Clive, actually even the reader does not know this when Mrs Jordan says so.
(I mentioned that to clear idea of the context. I am sorry if it has mislead you.)
What is your thought on irony now?
Clive, actually even the reader does not know this when Mrs Jordan says so.
(I mentioned that to clear idea of the context. I am sorry if it has mislead you.)
What is your thought on irony now?
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If even the reader does not know this, then it's nof irony, it's foreshadowing.
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Hi Grammar Geek
But the question in the book is "What is the irony in Mrs Jordan's comment on Mrs Slater's statement of defense?"
But the question in the book is "What is the irony in Mrs Jordan's comment on Mrs Slater's statement of defense?"
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Hi,
Irony is a rather elastic concept. What seems ironic to one person sometimes does not to another.
Clive
Irony is a rather elastic concept. What seems ironic to one person sometimes does not to another.
Clive
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Yes, irony is hard to define accurately and completely.
I think that statement is ironic because the reader will later discover the eerie coincidence between the statement and reality. Although the reader doesn't see the irony in that statement at the time that he reads the statement, the fact that she said that, before anyone knew of the coincidence, is in itself iro
I think that statement is ironic because the reader will later discover the eerie coincidence between the statement and reality. Although the reader doesn't see the irony in that statement at the time that he reads the statement, the fact that she said that, before anyone knew of the coincidence, is in itself iro
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