You may remember some of Reedsy’s awesome creations such as Writing Dynamic Characters and Third Person Limited vs Omniscient PoV. Well, Ricardo Fayet and his team have done it again with a long-form post detailing the three main kinds of irony in literature, and how authors can use them to add more suspense, depth, or fun to their novels. As usual, they have illustrated it (literally) with a few memorable scenes from Harry Potter, The Hobbit, and Romeo and Juliet.
Reedsy’s post covers the following subjects:
- What is irony?
- Dramatic Irony
- Situational Irony
- Verbal Irony
- And even a fun quiz!
Here’s a quick summary, but I do advise you to head over to Reedsy and read the whole post whenever you have a moment. And while you’re there, check out Reedsy’s free writing course: How to Write a Novel!
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Many thanks for sharing, Chris 🙂
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Welcome, Nicholas 👍😃
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Have mercy… I drown in irony every day at work…
TGIF and mega hugs.
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LOL – MFH🤗Gs, Teagan ❤️
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Lol – sorry, Teagan 😀
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LOL. No worries, Nicholas. I keep saying that someday I’ll write a dystopian satire about it. Maybe my job will make me successful yet. 😉
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See? Silver linings 😀
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