Verbal irony can be delivered in a few ways depending on tone: Types of verbal irony Sarcasm is perhaps the most well-known form, and it is delivered with a meanspirited or mocking tone.

Verbal, situational, and dramatic are the primary forms of irony, but there are other types, such as cosmic and Socratic irony. Cosmic irony is when the world, universe, or higher powers are ...

The neuroscience of irony could teach designers and creative types a thing or two about the power of indirect messages. That’s an awful lot of extra brainpower for a throwaway remark.

The Sonnets are a microcosm of Shakespearean irony, condensing the ironic attitudes that are more fully developed in the plays. The speaker's vivid awareness of impermanence in nature and society ...

The growth in legitimacy of relativist perspectives in broad areas of scholarship in the social sciences and humanities is discussed in terms of its importance for the study of colleges and ...