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[–] 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

There are several types of irony (not sure if this just applies to literature.)

Verbal irony is when a person says one thing but means the opposite;

Situational irony is when the reverse of what is expected happens; and

Dramatic irony is when the audience knows something that the characters do not.

This falls under dramatic irony imo

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