What is poetic irony?

It is often difficult to convey irony through text. This is because you can't hear the sarcastic or ironic tone in the person's voice. However, it is possible. Here are a few examples of irony in poems, and why they are considered ironic:

The shards of glass littered the cold, black asphaltlike sparkling stars strewn across the night sky.

This is ironic because broken glass is thought of as harsh. The author creates an illusion that the glass creates a beautiful picture.

Water,Water, everywhere,

And all the boards did shrink;

Water, water, everywhere,

Nor any drop to drink.

This is ironic simply because the water is everywhere, but there is nothing to drink.

Irony can be shown in three ways; verbal, situational, and dramatic.

Dramatic is when the audience knows something the character does not.

Verbal is when what is said is different than what is meant.

Situational is a contradiction of what is expected and what actually happens.

Using any of these three types can help an author to better convey a point than just saying what they want directly. drink