Terms Related to Fiction - Irony
Irony –
created when there is a discrepancy between an expectation and actuality
Dramatic irony (tragic irony) –
an irony created when the audience knows something a character does not know
Situational irony –
an irony created when there is a discrepancy between what is expected to have occurred and what has actually occurred in the situation
Verbal irony –
an irony created within a sentence where there is a difference between what is said and what is meant
Tone –
the attitude with which the story is told as expressed in particular words; a description of people laughing and enjoying themselves conveys a happy tone, for example.
Sarcasm –
a form of expression which says something opposite from what is meant in a way to criticize or insult or express anger such as describing a bad day by saying, “What a great day I had!”
