A pragmatic study of irony in some selected Quranic verses

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This paper deals with irony in some selected Quranic verses.

it falls in five sections ; the first section is an introductory remark about irony, section two provides the types of irony, the theories of irony illustrated in section three, section four is about the analysis of the data, and section five ends with the conclusions.

the researcher attempts to investigate one of the methods of discourse in holy Qur'an, which is the style of irony in terms of linguistics significance, idiomatic and rhetorical formation, literary and critical uses, as well as disclosure as some interpreters deal with such a subject that has been explained in many studies which concerned with the verses.

two aspects were taken into account throughout the study : 1-previewing of the most verses in this direction and then specifying the causes, purposes, elements and characteristics of this art, in addition to its rhetorical effect.

2-specifying the ironical style in most of the Quranic verses in which it is found.

the study concluded that irony is a broad term with multiple goals and as means of communication ,and as means to influence and persuasion but sometimes does not due to the desired effect so the speaker forces himself to leave the circle of seriousness to humor because the situation requires that, and in this way going out will be more beneficial.