ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Situational irony is when the outcome of a situation is totally different from what people expect. This type of irony is a literary technique that’s riddled with contradictions and contrasts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Situational irony: Situational irony occurs when there is a difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.

Detailed explanation-3: -Situational irony is the irony of something happening that is very different to what was expected. Some everyday examples of situational irony are a fire station burning down, or someone posting on Twitter that social media is a waste of time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dramatic irony is the contrast between what a character thinks to be true and what we (the readers) know to be true. It occurs when the meaning intended by a character’s words or actions is opposite of the true situation.

Detailed explanation-5: -irony: a contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality, or between what is expected and what actually happens. In verbal irony a person says one things and means another.