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Irony — Edexcel & Eduqas GCSE English Language Definition

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GCSE English Language · key term

Irony

Definition

A contrast between an expectation or belief and the reality revealed by a text.

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Edexcel GCSE English Language 2.0 · 1EN2

Paper 2

Revise: Paper 2 Section A worked through

Edexcel English Language 2.0 past papers

Eduqas GCSE English Language · C700

Component 1

A contrast between what is expected or believed and what actually happens or is true.
Revise: Component 1 Question 5: evaluating a view of the text

Related key terms

Inference
Analysis
Critical evaluation
Explicit information
Narrative voice

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