Irony

Irony is a stylistic device in which the contextual evaluative meaning of the word is directly opposite to its dictionary meaning

It can bу used in the micro- (a word combination) or macro-context (the whole book)

Irony

Verbal Irony:Verbal Irony:

There’s a certain word which is used in the meaning opposite to its dictionary one and we can name it

Sustained Irony:Sustained Irony:

We only feel the irony intuitively in the text, but cannot name the exact words which deliver it

Irony

Verbal Irony:Verbal Irony:

With all the expressiveness of the stone Welsh stared at him another twenty seconds apparently hoping to see him gag

Sustained irony:Sustained irony:

Sonny Grosso was a worrier who looked for and frequently managed to find, the dark side of most situations

Interactive

• I am on top of this situation

• That's up in the air

• I give you my word• The police has come to my place

• The pillow was as soft as concrete

• Last time it was a nice, simple European-style war

InteractiveShe was a real wolf in sheep clothing. A pretty 25

on the one hand, and it seemed that any man on the planet would be pleased to call her “my better half”. But only Gerald knew how sweet and gentle she really was. He was the one knowing about the supernatural power of her lovely blue eyes to pierce through you and make you fell as if you were a little defenceless mouse drove into a corner by some diabolic cat. So when he was asked by the other men how it felt to be married to such a perfect woman he lowered his gaze modestly and replied with a slightly raving smile “My love is my life”.