Verbal irony occurs when a speaker’s intention is the opposite of what he or she is saying. For example, a character stepping out into a hurricane and saying, “What nice weather we’re having!”

The irony in “Harrison Bergeron” is how the dystopian society in the story defines “equality”. Instead they view equality as making everyone identical with no one having unique abilities or gifts to become superior. The irony lies in the way Vonnegut portrays the society’s definition of “equality”.

Common Examples of Situational Irony

• A fire station burns down.
• A marriage counselor files for divorce.
• The police station gets robbed.
• A post on Facebook complains about how useless Facebook is.
• A traffic cop gets his license suspended because of unpaid parking tickets.
• A pilot has a fear of heights.

Coincidence is the happening of one or more events which produce results which were unexpected; irony refers to different singular events happening where the result is exactly opposite of what was expected literally.

Irony is often confused with sarcasm. While the two are similar, in sarcasm there is a stronger intent to ridicule or mock, often harshly or crudely. Dramatic irony is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play.

The definition of a coincidence is an example of two things relating to each other or having some connection that was unexpected. An example of a coincidence is when you unexpectedly run into your friend in the mall. Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.

Comedian Ed Byrne performed a skit in which he jokingly attacked the song for its lack of ironies: “The only ironic thing about that song is it’s called ‘Ironic’ and it’s written by a woman who doesn’t know what irony is.

: using words that mean the opposite of what you really think especially in order to be funny. : strange or funny because something (such as a situation) is different from what you expected. See the full definition for ironic in the English Language Learners Dictionary. ironic. adjective.

Irony requires an opposing meaning between what’s said and what’s intended. Sounds simple, but it’s not. A paradox, something that seems contradictory but may be true, is not an irony.

Translation for word Ironic in Tagalog is : tumbalik.

Tagalog. sarcastic. mapanuya; sarcastic. [sarcástic] Nakasasakit ng loob; tuyá; uyám.

1 : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an icon. 2a : widely recognized and well-established an iconic brand name.

The definition of iconic is someone or something that is a representation of something else. An example of iconic is the Eiffel Tower being a symbol of Paris. Symbolic, emblematic, or representative. A classroom scene that is iconic of what is wrong with the education system.

Synonyms: Famous and well-known. famous. well-known. celebrated.