EXPLORING IRONY: ITS FORMS, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND EFFECTS

Irony, a rhetorical tool, can be a tricky beast to appreciate. It often involves a contradiction between what is expressed and what is actually meant. Numerous types of irony, each with its own subtleties. One common type is situational irony, where events unfold in a way that is the opposite of what is predicted. For example, imagine a fire stati