Irony in Poetry: New Criticism in Britain and America

Songs reflect life and express feelings. Generally, we don't use direct narration and outspoken methods, but pursue implied and indirect effects to create meaning and charm. Satire is such an important expression. Please look at the resume of North Island:

Turn it over in the sky

I was hung upside down.

Hanging on an old tree like a mop.

Look into the distance from a height

The irony expressed is the title, and the historical reflection of newcomers is expressed in inverted sentences. This is the irony of poetry.

Irony is a term in western new criticism. The word comes from the Greek word eironia, which means a kind of role in Greek drama. He plays dumb and says stupid things in front of people who think they are smart, but in the end, he proves that stupid things are truth and makes smart people make a fool of themselves. It's a word with another meaning. When this property is applied to poetry, it means that "the aspects that usually interfere with each other, impact each other, repel each other and cancel each other are combined into a stable and balanced state in the hands of poets" (Matteo Ricci), which constitutes the tension of poetry expression. What you say is not what you mean, but what you say is what you mean, which shows the basic mode and effectiveness of poetic irony.

The irony in poetry is interesting and powerful because of its subtle expression, which allows readers to think and gain. The understanding of irony stems from the special understanding and tacit understanding between poets and readers. In this way, in the potential communication, it is bound to enhance the aesthetic effect and inspiration of poetry. For example, El Dickinson's Heart, Let's Forget Him:

Heart, or forget him!

You and me, tonight!

You can forget his tenderness,

I can forget his style,

Let me know when you're ready,

I'll start right away!

Come on, if you fall behind,

I will think of him again.

Obviously, we can't forget him, but we just say, "Let's forget him." Between the literal meaning and the actual meaning, we are opposite, and what we see is not the same. The deep transformation here is: you can't forget-you want to forget-and you can't forget. This has caused the self-deprecating effect of the thought and added infinite artistic charm to this poem.

There are many types of irony, including at least contradictory words, paradoxes, paradoxes and so on.