All 5 Uses of
irony
in
1984 by Orwell
- She stood before him very upright, with a smile on her face that looked faintly ironical, as though she were wondering why he was so slow to act.
p. 119..8ironical = when what is happens is different than what might be expected
- More even than of strength, he gave an impression of confidence and of an understanding tinged by irony.
p. 175..2irony = knowledge that what happens is often very different that what might be expected
- 'What shall it be this time?' he said, still with the same faint suggestion of irony.
p. 176..9 *
- 'They got me a long time ago,' said O'Brien with a mild, almost regretful irony.
p. 238..9irony = knowledge that what happened was very different that what might have been expected
- Even his spectacles seemed to wear an ironical gleam.†
p. 260..5