Irony?????????????
Q. can someone imagine a picture of irony at a school, or tell me where to look for a picture of irony, it has to be at a school im not good at this, thats why im asking u.
Asked by Nicoleee<3 - Wed May 7 19:20:39 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. a student teaching the teacher
Answered by Michael S - Wed May 7 19:23:35 2008

irony?????
Q. what is ironic about this quote and how is it ironic? "The body is first laid out in the undertaker's morgue- or rather, Mr. Jnes is reposing in teh preperation room."
Asked by nY bAbE - Sat Apr 5 09:35:43 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Well it's like a really black kind of humour. Mr. Jones is dead and his body is laid out in the morgue, and they like say he's "reposing", and as he's dead he actually can't repose. Some people might find that funny.
Answered by Nathanica - Sat Apr 5 09:42:52 2008

What is the best method to recognize everyday irony?
Q. Irony is one of the hardest things for people to understand, or recognize, and often something is labeled ironic when it's not ironic at all. I have researched the subject of irony for a while, and I'm better at reconizing it when I see it than I was previously, but I feel there is so much irony out there that I fail to recognize as ironic. So many funny's lost. :( How do you recognize or create irony? Make it as simple as you can, like you're educating a 5 year old here. :) Thanks.
Asked by I'm Atheist! - Mon Jun 9 18:31:58 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. First of all you have to know that irony is the striking of examples of the incongruities observed in everyday life between what was intended or said and what actually happened. --- Just like using distinctive landmarks to find your bearings categorizing the different types of irony should helps Verbal irony: Better known as sarcasm,Its when somebody intentionally says the opposite of what one means and usually utilizes an inflection is ones voice.eg; "That was as pleasant as my root canal!" --- Tragic Irony: Obviously the least funny and the most easily recognisable. the best example is Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' when Romeo finds Juliet in a death-like state he, in his sorrow commits suicide.Juliet, wakes up and sees Romeo dead… [cont.]
Answered by Mo - Mon Jun 9 20:30:57 2008

How can you use irony or dramatic irony in a soliloquy?
Q. I am currently working on a recontextualised soliloquy based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in an assignment for English. We need to use irony or dramatic irony in this soliloquy, so how could I use them? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Asked by Nathan - Thu Aug 13 02:02:27 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Use soliloquy in a Sentence 1. an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts): Hamlet's soliloquy begins with To be or not to be. 2. the act of talking while or as if alone. === Romeo and Juliet made easier.
Answered by Pharaoh - Thu Aug 13 06:02:41 2009

What is the difference between irony and coincidence?
Q. My English teacher told us today that "people commonly misuse the word 'irony'" and she was going to tell us how but got stopped by the bell. We're not going to have school till next Thursday, but I want to know before she tells us. Any suggestions?
Asked by nickytg - Fri Mar 5 22:11:16 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Irony is an outcome of events contrary to what was, or might have been, expected usually in a humorous fashion. In the song "Isn't it Ironic" all the things she mentions actually are not ironic. Just unfortunate incidents. But your teacher is probably meaning literary irony. That's something different. Definition for that is: a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated.
Answered by John G - Fri Mar 5 22:17:40 2010

What is the difference between anagnorisis and irony?
Q. Anagnorisis is a sudden realization, while Irony is a sudden twist, sounds like same thing, can someone further explain?
Asked by fewquestions - Tue Aug 18 00:11:54 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Anagnorisis: the point in the plot especially of a tragedy at which the protagonist recognizes his or her or some other character's true identity or discovers the true nature of his or her own situation from www.m-w.com It sounds like Anagnorisis is a realization or understanding of something that may have always been apparent and expected to the reader just not the character in the story. Irony incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result. www.m-w.com Where as Irony by definition is unexpected to the reader.
Answered by international48818 - Tue Aug 18 00:29:54 2009

What quote is there to support the dramatic irony in Twelfth Night when Olivia falls for Cesario?
Q. What quotes can I use for my english essay to support the dramatic irony when Olivia falls in love with Cesario?? Help!
Asked by Klashnekoff - Sun Jul 12 11:30:15 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Twelfth Night, Or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed written around 1601 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The subtitle is believed to be an afterthought, created after John Marston premiered a play titled What You Will during the course of the writing. The title Twelfth Night, or What You Will, prepares the audience for its jovial feel of festivities consisting of drink, dance, and giving in to general self-indulgence. The subtitle What You Will, implies that the audience is also involved in the merry spirit found in the play. The subtitle also refers to the wealthier characters who do little work and possess the liberty to do as they please, focuses on the… [cont.]
Answered by Rex - Wed Jul 15 06:47:21 2009

What is the irony of the jobs of the main characters in the scarlett letter?
Q. What is the irony of hester's job as an embroiderer, dimmesdale's job as a preacher, and chillingworth's job as dimmesdale's doctor?
Asked by vols_fan - Sun Nov 18 20:26:28 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. hester's irony is that she sewed her own scarlet letter, dimmesdale's irony is that he defied the law and had an affair with hester, and chillingworth's irony is that as a doctor he saves ppl, but he tried to kill dimmesdale. obviously u have to elaborate more but i think u get the picture.
Answered by Candy A - Sun Nov 18 20:35:12 2007

What is one example of irony and what is the climax of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Q. More specifically, situational irony (something opposite of what is expected). Please be as specific as possible. F.Y.I. I did read the book. In fact I have read it twice. I am just unsure about these questions.
Asked by penelope haha - Sat Nov 4 20:05:34 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It's been a while since I read it, but off the top of my head I can think of two examples of irony: 1) everyone was led to believe it was a black man who raped some poor defenceless white girl, when actually she was a bit of a slut trying to seduce him, which contradicts the racial stereotypes set in the time, and 2) you're meant to think boo radley is some evil maniac through the whole book and in the end he's the one who saves scout and ends up being a really kind man. the climax i think would be the results of the trial and when the father of the girl tries to hurt scout, because everything after that is just tying up the loose ends after the climax, concluding the book. you have all the tension building in the story, then the tension… [cont.]
Answered by Vrinda - Sun Nov 5 05:38:06 2006

What book is stolen more than any others? And can you explain the irony of it?
Q. Just a really easy trivia question. First to get the correct answer and explain the irony gets Best Answer.
Asked by Life ain't always easy - Mon Mar 31 01:34:56 2008 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments

A. the bible? in the bible it says "thou shalt not steal" in the ten commandments
Answered by cclp223 - Mon Mar 31 01:37:40 2008

What is the Irony in The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling?
Q. I cant seem to find the irony in this short story. Can anyone help please? Not for homework. But if you dont tell me ill never learn anyways because I obviously cant figure it out on my own.
Asked by some guy - Wed Mar 11 21:54:32 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Is this for your homework, because if i tell you, you'll never learn on your own.
Answered by Wesley B - Wed Mar 11 22:09:46 2009

What is Golding trying to convey by using irony in Lord of the Flies?
Q. I know some examples of Irony, like the pilot, the fire and the naval officer but what exactly is he trying to prove using Irony?
Asked by =D - Sun Sep 27 22:53:05 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. He is trying to convey that although man likes to portray himself as civilized, deep down he is uncivilized and brutish.
Answered by hardtosepll - Sun Sep 27 23:02:26 2009

What is the irony in a gluten free shirt?
Q. in "the invisible" there sitting eating breakfast and he's wearing a "gluten free" shirt and his mom says what's that, irony? what is the irony in the shirt?
Asked by KA - Sat Jan 9 11:40:00 2010 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Is he eating cereal?
Answered by emucompboy - Sat Jan 9 12:47:55 2010

The irony of chapter 24 in to kill a mockingbird?
Q. What's the irony in chapter 24 of to kill a mockingbird?
Asked by Lizzy - Sun Aug 30 16:25:37 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. At the tea, everyone is complaining about the way African Americans act. Then when Tom is killed, everyone suddenly turns around and feels terrible.
Answered by Summer - Tue Sep 1 19:51:20 2009

What is the irony in one flew over the cuckoo's nest?
Q. Not the dramatic irony, but the irony. I can't figure it out.
Asked by floridarules - Tue Aug 28 01:07:43 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The irony is that Mc Murty who is so full of life ends up a lobotomized vegetable. Pax - C
Answered by Persiphone_Hellecat - Tue Aug 28 01:23:51 2007

What is the difference between Coincidence and Irony?
Q. A question I know the answer to perfectly. An example of Irony being something like: An olympic swimmer dying in two inches of water. However, this is also a coincidence. So, explaining it without making the two sound exactly alike is quite difficult. I'd like to see who can manage it...
Asked by Flare06 - Tue Apr 28 05:35:48 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. If I hadn't seen a friend for years and suddenly bumped into them and they had the same handbag as me, that would be a coincidence, but it wouldn't really be ironic. If we had been trying to get in contact with each other for ages, bought the handbag in the same shop but didn't see each other, that would be ironic. It's easy to use examples but it is quite difficult to explain either concept without them. Check out how the dictionary does it if you're really interested
Answered by Princess Paradox - Tue Apr 28 05:43:45 2009

What are examples of Irony in Because I Could Not Stop for Death by Emily Dickonson?
Q. Hey i am writing a paper for my english class about emily dickinson peom because i could not stop for death and i found one irony is how death was kind but death is never viewed as kind. I need help with other examples of Irony in this poem. i would really appreciate all the answers giving... thank you poetry lovers!
Asked by theafinestdyme - Sun Jun 21 10:26:13 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The narrator's death is viewed as a romantic fairy tale, with Death as Prince Charming. They will not live happily ever after.
Answered by Malocclusion Ten Four - Sun Jun 21 11:24:37 2009

What is the irony in Benjamin Franklin's opening statement?
Q. From Benjamin Franklin's "An Address to the Public" from the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and the relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage... "It is with peculiar satisfaction we assure the friends of humanity, that, in prosecuting the design the design of our association, our endeavors have proved successful far beyond our most sanguine expectations." What is the irony in the statement? I think it is we tried so hard to suppress African Americans into slavery that we more successful in damaging their culture than we can actually acknowledge and see.
Asked by longhorn_4_life_2006 - Mon Jan 12 13:51:00 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I don't think you are right. Franklin was trying to abolish slavery, bringing together a group of people for that purpose. He wouldn't see the continuation of slavery or the suppression of African culture as 'success'. (Actually, I doubt whether anyone in those days, pro or anti slavery, gave a thought to African culture. As far as American and European whites were concerned, blacks were 'savages', who had no culture.) I think the irony is that the 'success' Franklin speaks of is not success in abolishing slavery but in bringing people together for that purpose. He says he's been successful 'in prosecuting the design of our association', which is a wonderful phrase like someone would have used in the 18th century, but what does it… [cont.]
Answered by It's That Guy - Mon Jan 12 14:00:28 2009

What is the irony of Titania falling in love with a donkey in midsummer nights dream?
Q. I'm writing an essay on the irony of love in a midsummer nights dream
Asked by Allison - Mon Feb 9 21:43:52 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Written in the mid-1590s, probably shortly before Shakespeare turned to Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night s Dream is one of his strangest and most delightful creations, and it marks a departure from his earlier works and from others of the English Renaissance. The play demonstrates both the extent of Shakespeare s learning and the expansiveness of his imagination. The range of references in the play is among its most extraordinary attributes: Shakespeare draws on sources as various as Greek mythology (Theseus, for instance, is loosely based on the Greek hero of the same name, and the play is peppered with references to Greek gods and goddesses); English country fairy lore (the character of Puck, or Robin Goodfellow, was a popular figure… [cont.]
Answered by Cuckoo - Tue Feb 10 08:05:58 2009

When to use irony and when to use sarcasm?
Q. As I understand it,irony presents a word/ value and follows up by undercutting our expectations of the literal or expected meaning of the word/ value. Ex. of irony from Chaucer- the princess is charitable, she weeps when she sees an animal in pain. Doesn't irony mock the object of the irony? Or can irony be used in a non-mocking way? Is there less judgement in irony than in sarcasm?
Asked by gooddogtoy - Thu Nov 30 13:19:49 2006 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Well, you don't really "use" irony...It just happens. It's the result of a situation, not a manner of speaking. You use sarcasm, in the way that you speak. I don't see that your example is ironic or sarcastic. It sounds to me like the princess is a charitable person, who cries when she sees an animal in pain. Irony would be something like, "The princess cried when she saw the animal in pain, but was perfectly fine watching the criminal being hanged"...See how those two behaviors contradict each other? That's irony. Sarcasm would be like saying, "The princess cried when she saw the animal in pain", when in reality, she was laughing about it.
Answered by abfabmom1 - Thu Nov 30 13:30:55 2006