Irony

We use or see irony everyday in life, no matter where we are. We see it in train stations,trains on bill
boards and ads as we walk in the streets. Irony is an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant. This also means opposite of the literal meaning.  In the poem "Richard Cory" Richard someone everyone had respect for because he was well mannered and handsome."He was a gentleman from sole to crown","Went home and put a bullet through his head" Although everything was looking good for Richard on the outside but he must had a lot on his mind because the irony of the
story is Richard ended up taking his life by shooting himself in the head even though everyone assumed he was doing pretty good in life.
In the "GIFT OF MAGI" Della cut her long beautiful hair because she only had 1.78 to buy Jim a Christmas present so she went out and sold it for 20 dollars. Della went all over town trying to find a decent present for Jim and came across a chain for a watch for 21 dollars. She thought Jim would love the chain for the watch so she brought it and was left with .78 cents. When she went back and gave Jim the chain for the watch he had sold his watch to get her a set of combs. This was so ironic because they both went all out for each other to get gifts and at the end both the gifts they got for each other couldn't be put to use.
In "The House Slaves Built" it was unheard of to have African American people over in the White House,this all change when Fredrick Douglas was a guest in the White House and invited by Abraham Lincoln. He actually appeared 3 times while Lincoln was in presidency. This had the media furious, the irony of the story is although the black people built the White House they were still not allowed in it.
In "Is It Ironic That Many People Don't Understand Irony" they give a lot of examples of what is irony and how you can and can not use it in a sentence.