The Clue
It may be dramatic (5 letter answer)
The Answer
IRONY
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Notes
The answer IRONY is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.
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Certain humor
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Dramatic device
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Literary form
Satiric twist
Satiric wit
Satirist's tool
Sophocles skill
Speaker's device
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Swiftian device
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"The Gift of the Magi" feature
"Gulliver's Travels" feature
O. Henry device
O. Henry specialty
O. Henry technique
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O. Henry's pet device
It's not to be taken literally
Definition
IRONY as a noun:
1. (sarcasm, irony, satire, caustic remark) = witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
2. incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; "the irony of Ireland's copying the nation she most hated"
3. a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs