IRONY used in GONE WITH THE WIND -- sense 1

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irony

Used in

Gone with the Wind

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I imagine the irony of me being the one to tell him of his son's death will be lost on him, just now. (not reviewed by editor)

For years she had thought that nothing mattered very much to him, that he thought everything in life, including her, an ironic joke. (not reviewed by editor)

That was about enough to buy one square meal for them all, she thought ironically, now that Confederate money was worth almost less than nothing at all. (not reviewed by editor)

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as in: situational irony

as in: verbal irony

as in: dramatic irony

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