Sunday, May 06, 2007

Irony

From merriamwebster.com:

2 a : the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning b : a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony c : an ironic expression or utterance
3 a (1) : incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result (2) : an event or result marked by such incongruity b : incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play -- called also dramatic irony, tragic irony

Example from church:
At the Sign of Peace, "MOM," said so everyone in a four pew radius could hear, "she hit me!"

God, give me strength.


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I bet any grandparent around would have a big smile on their face as their memories led them to a few years back!! Mom