Verbal and Situational Irony in “the Simpsons”
Verbal and Situational Irony in “The Simpsons”
“The Simpsons” is the longest animated series with twenty-two seasons which has the main characters consisting of Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, and Maggie Simpson. The show satirizes American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition. Not only does “The Simpsons” have a lot of fans in America, but the show is watched around the globe. The Simpsons has kept their population viewing for over twenty years. For this reason, a common trait used by “The Simpson” is the use of irony from the characters and story. Irony is used in many ways to make something represent what it is not. There are numerous types of irony; the two most common are verbal irony and situational irony in this episode. Actually ( 심슨가족 생긴거 소개) –생긴것도 아이러니함
Actually, the Simpson’s face color weird and irony too. All character has yellow face which is not normal. The color stylist decided one day that Bart should be yellow. Matt Groening said, "This is weird. I like it," so it stayed.
When Bart discovers that a fifth grader has a scar identical to one Bart has, Marge tells him about a club of mothers she was in once where they set playdates for their kids; when she tries to reform the club, things turn out better for Marge than they do for Bart. Bart and Milhouse plan to frame his friends for setting of fireworks, making the group break up again, but Marge does the deed herself.
Verbal Irony in the episode “Moms, I’d like to forget.”
Verbal Irony is a concept that is defined as the use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their real meaning. The verbal irony is close to sarcasm. An example of verbal irony is given in this quote: “I remember that why I left this group seven years ago and it’s why I am leaving now. Good day ladies.” Although Marge become angry and left the group, she said, “Good day.” Actually, she did not really mean that. There is another example about verbal irony that
“The Simpsons” is the longest animated series with twenty-two seasons which has the main characters consisting of Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, and Maggie Simpson. The show satirizes American culture, society, television and many aspects of the human condition. Not only does “The Simpsons” have a lot of fans in America, but the show is watched around the globe. The Simpsons has kept their population viewing for over twenty years. For this reason, a common trait used by “The Simpson” is the use of irony from the characters and story. Irony is used in many ways to make something represent what it is not. There are numerous types of irony; the two most common are verbal irony and situational irony in this episode. Actually ( 심슨가족 생긴거 소개) –생긴것도 아이러니함
Actually, the Simpson’s face color weird and irony too. All character has yellow face which is not normal. The color stylist decided one day that Bart should be yellow. Matt Groening said, "This is weird. I like it," so it stayed.
When Bart discovers that a fifth grader has a scar identical to one Bart has, Marge tells him about a club of mothers she was in once where they set playdates for their kids; when she tries to reform the club, things turn out better for Marge than they do for Bart. Bart and Milhouse plan to frame his friends for setting of fireworks, making the group break up again, but Marge does the deed herself.
Verbal Irony in the episode “Moms, I’d like to forget.”
Verbal Irony is a concept that is defined as the use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their real meaning. The verbal irony is close to sarcasm. An example of verbal irony is given in this quote: “I remember that why I left this group seven years ago and it’s why I am leaving now. Good day ladies.” Although Marge become angry and left the group, she said, “Good day.” Actually, she did not really mean that. There is another example about verbal irony that