# Irony |  | **Irony**, in its broadest sense, is the juxtaposition of what on the surface appears to be the case and what is actually the case or to be expected. It typically figures as a rhetorical device and literary technique. In some philosophical contexts, however, it takes on a larger significance as an entire way of life. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Irony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irony) |