Question

What are some of the songs with irony in them?

Answer 1

Hint: Irony is a linguistic and literary device in which the true meaning is hidden or contradicted, whether spoken or written. That may be the product of words' literal, ostensible meaning contradicting their actual meaning (verbal irony) or a systemic inconsistency between what is anticipated and what happens (dramatic irony).

Complete answer:
Irony is a rhetorical device, literary tactic, or occurrence in which what appears to be the case or anticipated on the surface varies significantly from what is actually the case.
There are many forms of irony, including verbal irony, dramatic irony, and situational irony. Irony can be used in a variety of ways to emphasize a point, including verbal, dramatic, and situational irony. The ironic type of simile, used in sarcasm, and some types of litotes can reinforce one's context by using language that states the opposite of the truth, denies the opposite of the truth, or dramatically and clearly understates a factual relation.
Both the title and the lyrics of Alanis Morrissette's song "Ironic" are ironic.
Its lyrics are:
An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isn't it ironic... don't you think?

It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've thought... it figures

Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought
"Well isn't this nice..."
And isn't it ironic... don't you think?
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when

You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up
In your face

A traffic jam when you're already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams
And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic... don't you think?
A little too ironic... and yeah I really do think...

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out


Note: Different types of Irony used are:
- Classical irony refers to the term's roots in Ancient Greek comedy, as well as how it was defined by classical and mediaeval rhetoricians.
- Romantic irony is a genre of fiction that is self-aware and critical of itself.
- Cosmic irony: Hegel's term "general [irony] of the universe" expresses a contrast between the absolute and the relative, the general and the person.
- Meta irony occurs when an ironic or cynical joke is viewed through the prism of irony, or when "being ironic about being ironic," and even meta ironic statements are ironicized.
- Dramatic irony and tragic irony are a difference in understanding between an individual and an observer: when the listener or viewer knows the meaning of words and acts, but the speaker or character does not.