Understanding the True Meaning of Irony The world is becoming more specific; therefore, the writing techniques are becoming more specific. Writers have a wide variety of literary tools such as allusion, metaphor, symbolism, and irony. Irony is the most common and efficient technique of the satirist. Since this technique is so popular and is being used in many different ways, people do not really understand the true meaning of the word. A clear understanding of …showed first 75 words of 924 total…

…showed last 75 words of 924 total…the stories. The use of irony gives stories an unpredictable edge that allows the reader to become more involved with the characters and plot. This aspect of ingenious writing makes the literary classics what they are today. Works Cited DiYanni, Robert. Literature. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Quinn, Edward. A Dictionary of Literary and Thematic Terms. New York: Facts on File,1999. Simpson, J.A. and Edward S. Weiner. The Oxford English Dictionary Ed.2,vol.8. Oxford: Interval-Looie Clarendon Press, 1989.