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- Etymology
- The problem of definition
- Types of irony
- Another typology
- Three grades of irony
- Four modes of irony
- The rhetorical dimension
- Relation to sarcasm
- General irony, or "irony as a way of life"
- Friedrich Schlegel
- G. W. F. Hegel's interpretation
- Søren Kierkegaard
- Postmodernism
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
Irony is a juxtaposition of what, on the surface, appears to be the case with what is actually or expected to be the case. Originally a rhetorical device and literary technique, irony has also come to assume a metaphysical significance with implications for one's attitude towards life.
The concept originated in ancient Greece, where it described a dramatic character who pretended to be less intelligent than he actually was in order to outwit boastful opponents. Over time, irony evolved from denoting a form of deception to, more liberally, describing the deliberate use of language to mean the opposite of what it says for a rhetorical effect intended to be recognized by the audience.