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Irony and Satire

“Irony is enormously satisfying perhaps because we know instinctively that our carefully laid plans and ambitions and strivings often come to so little.” Ray Bradbury

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I. Irony – kind of surprise; difference between what is expected and what occurs

II. Types of Irony A. Verbal Irony – saying one thing but meaning another; similar to sarcasm B. Situational Irony – when the opposite of what we expect occurs (reversed expectations) C. Dramatic Irony – when a reader knows what a character does not (withheld knowledge)

III. Satire – writing or performance that uses ridicule to bring about social or political reform

The satirist reveals human weaknesses in an attempt to expose and eliminate human stupidity and wickedness. It is comedy with a purpose.

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