ironija

ironija

A contrast or discrepancy between what is said and what is meant or between what happens and what is expected to happen in life and in literature. In verbal irony, characters say the opposite of what they mean. In irony of circumstance or situation, the opposite of what is expected occurs. In dramatic irony, a character speaks in ignorance of a situation or event known to the audience or to the other characters.

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Category: Fiction
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dramatična ironija

Literature; General literature

See irony.

verbalna ironija

Literature; General literature

See irony.

tragična ironija

Literature; General literature

See irony, tragedy.

situacijska ironija

Literature; General literature

See irony.

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sukob

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