All 7 Uses of
irony
in
Long Day's Journey into Night
- She even smiles with an ironical amusement to herself.†
Act 2
- EDMUND Ironically.†
Act 4
- He recites, and recites well, with bitter, ironical passion, the Symons' translation of Baudelaire's prose poem.†
Act 4
- Then with defensive irony.†
Act 4
- I'm taxed to death — EDMUND With bitter irony.
Act 4irony = when what happens is very different than what might be expected
- Edmund suddenly cannot hold back a burst of strained, ironical laughter. ... "It's so damned crazy."
Act 4 *
- I remember I put it away carefully— EDMUND With a wry ironical sadness.†
Act 4