Irony

Before I left school, me and my class were learning about irony.  And the different types of irony we learn were verbal irony, situational irony and dramatic irony.  The definition I found about the different types of irony where:

Verbal Irony -  a statement in which the meaning that a speaker employs is sharply different from the meaning that is ostensibly expressed.

Situational Irony - a situation where the outcome is incongruous with what was expected, but it is also more generally understood as a situation that includes contradictions or sharp contrasts.

Dramatic Irony -  a plot device in which the audience’s or reader’s knowledge of events or individuals surpasses that of the characters.


I found this subject to be very interesting and looking at different sentences involving these types of irony on internet is very cool.  I didn't have a real problem with this subject, which was great because I learned it easy enough.