Irony - Simple English Wikipedia

# Irony

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An example of irony.

Irony is when someone says something that is opposite from what it actually means. There are many types of irony, including:

- Dramatic irony, when the audience knows something that's going to happen on stage that the characters on stage don't.
- Socratic irony, when someone (usually a teacher) pretends not to be as smart than as he really is.
- Cosmic irony, when something that everyone thinks will happen actually happens very differently.

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