| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| use of a word in a sense opposite to its normal sense (especially in irony) |
antiphrasis
|
| (theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play |
dramatic irony
|
| humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm |
ironist
,
ridiculer
,
satirist
|
| United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872) |
Marianne Craig Moore
,
Marianne Moore
,
Moore
|
| folly or vice attacked by irony, wit in work |
satire
|
| dramatic work using irony and wit to expose wickedness and folly |
satire
|
