hasIronicMeaning
P71901
predicate
Indicates that something conveys a meaning opposite to or incongruent with its literal expression, creating an ironic effect.
Observed surface forms (8)
- irony ×2
- usesIrony ×2
- containsIrony ×1
- hasIronicConnotation ×1
- hasIronicTwist ×1
- hasIrony ×1
- nameIrony ×1
- nameIsIronic ×1
Sample triples (13)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| FUN! | true via predicate surface "containsIrony" ⓘ |
| Höhere Wesen befahlen: rechte obere Ecke schwarz malen! | true via predicate surface "hasIrony" ⓘ |
| La Fenêtre ouverte | true via predicate surface "hasIronicTwist" ⓘ |
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le Tapissier de Notre-Dame
surface form:
Le Tapissier de Notre-Dame
|
true via predicate surface "hasIronicConnotation" ⓘ |
| Little Girls | true via predicate surface "usesIrony" ⓘ |
| Minipax | despite its name, it deals with war via predicate surface "nameIrony" ⓘ |
| Ministry of Plenty | yes via predicate surface "nameIsIronic" ⓘ |
| Mr. Warmth | true ⓘ |
| Paradise by the Dashboard Light | narrator later prays for the end of time via predicate surface "irony" ⓘ |
| The Canary Who Could Sing But Couldn’t Fly | Reles could inform (“sing”) but died in a fall (“couldn’t fly”) from a window ⓘ |
| The Piranha Brothers | true via predicate surface "usesIrony" ⓘ |
| Tiny | yes ⓘ |
| Valentine | plans mass murder despite personal squeamishness about violence via predicate surface "irony" ⓘ |