Where does Irony come from? That's a question one finds on google. As a question, it seem odd - how could a word come from something or a place as though it is a person.
And there is a definition where irony as an adjective means "of or resembling iron" - that's from the late 14th century.
Wikipedia's entry is the most quoted: " The term irony has its roots in the Greek comic character Eiron, a clever underdog who by his wit repeatedly triumphs over the boastful character Alazon." The meaning is: "figure of speech in which the intended meaning is the opposite of the literal meaning" (usually covert sarcasm under a serious or friendly pretense), c. 1500, from Latin ironia, from Greek eironeia "dissimulation, assumed ignorance,"
Irony is much beloved by critical literature authors. There are many articles on its history and the types of irony. Irony is beloved by everyone. One article is titled irony - the opposite of wrinkly.
I thought there might be history's great examples of irony. And there are lots. Here's 135 of the most ironic things that have happened - the list was compiled by BoredPanda voters up-voting the entries, and is based on pictures. Some are most enjoyable. Click on the link HERE.
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