All 7 Uses of
irony
in
The Once and Future King
- There he hung or hoved, his vast ironic mouth permanently drawn downward in a kind of melancholy,
Book 1 (definition 1) *ironic = when what happens is very different than what might be expected
- Only, in the skeletal, pink face, the brilliant eyes had crow's-feet round them—a twinkle which you could assume to be of humour, if you liked, or else of irony, or merely of screwing up those sky-blue pupils so as to look far and deep.†
Book 3 (definition 1)
- One of the kings-of-arms caught it and tied it with his guige, for which the people gave him an ironic cheer.†
Book 3 (definition 1)
- He watched with a tired irony, leaving the work to them.†
Book 4 (definition 1)
- Gawaine's mind did not move easily along the paths of irony, so he accepted the sneer as statement of fact.
Book 4 (definition 2) *irony = saying one thing while meaning the opposite
- This time the irony was so heavy that even Gawaine took it as it was.
Book 4 (definition 1)irony = when what happens is very different than what might be expected
- Only the cumbrous irony of his tone made her feel unreal herself—made her unable to put her own words simply.†
Book 4 (definition 1)