irony
rhetorical device, literary technique, or situation in which there is an incongruity between the literal and the implied meaning
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irony
Summary
irony is a stylistic device[1]. irony draws 6,710 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #16 of 107).[2]
Key Facts
- irony's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3].
- irony's instance of is recorded as genre[4].
- irony is a type of trope[5].
- irony is a type of usage[6].
- irony's Commons category is recorded as Irony[7].
- irony's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Irony[8].
- irony's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9].
- irony's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
- irony's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
- irony's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
- irony's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[13].
- irony's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[14].
- irony's hashtag is recorded as ironic[15].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include stylistic device[3] and genre[4]. Recorded subclass of include trope[5] and usage[6].
Why It Matters
irony draws 6,710 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #16 of 107).[2] irony has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] irony is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]