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English, 10.06.2021 06:50, robert7248

5. Irony is a rhetorical device that creates an incongruity through words used to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning (verbal irony) or between what might be
expected and what actually occurs (situational irony). Find two instances of irony (either situational or
verbal) used in Oedipus the King. Write and briefly explain how each instance demonstrates irony.

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