Irony

Verbal Irony

Understand the speakers meaning to be far from the usual meaning of the words - in this case, quiet opposite

Sarcasm

Somewhat sou statement tinged with mockery

Dramatic irony

Times when the speaker unlike the reader, does not realize the ironic dimension of his or her words

Ironic point of view

A sharp distinction between the narrator of the story and the author irony is likely to occur especially when the narrator is telling us something that hat we are clearly expected to doubt or to interpret differently

Irony of fate/cosmic

Suggest that some form of malicious fate or other spirit in the universe is deliberately frustrating human efforts