Irony is said to have occurred when the words are used in such a way that they convey the opposite of their literal meaning. Although there is no hard and fast definition of irony and it is prone to as many interpretations as the user wishes to provide, in simple terms, irony is to say something and mean something else.
A circumstance which reflects irony is referred to as an ironical situation and its meaning is the total opposite of the one which is presented by the facts. There are three kinds of irony and they are dwelt upon individually in the following manner: a verbal irony, irony of situation, dramatic irony and ironic quotes.