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Irony in 1984
Title: Irony in 1984
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 417 | Pages: 1.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
Irony in 1984
Irony in 1984
The novel 1984, by George Orwell, has many examples of irony throughout. The two major types of irony: verbal irony and situation irony, are demonstrated again and again in this novel. In the following essay I will discuss these types of ironies and give examples of each from the book.
The first type of irony is verbal irony, in which a person says or does something one way, but the true meaning is the …showed first 75 words of 417 total…
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The novel, 1984 is replete with irony, the entire plot of the beginning would makes the reader expect one reaction and instead, the reader gets twisted the complete opposite direction at the end for surprise. George Orwell uses irony as sort of an exhibit, making it virtually the "how to write irony" novel. Throughout the book, all of the irony used became negative and depressing.
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