Question

what is irony? in a work of fiction or drama, a contrast between a characters expectations and the audiences or readers knowledge the use of language that states the opposite of what is actually meant a situation whose outcome is different from what would normally be expected a literary technique that shows a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens, or between the way things seem to be in contrast to the way they really are

Explanation:

Irony is a literary and linguistic device. It can be situational (outcome different from expectation), dramatic (contrast between character's knowledge and audience's), or verbal (saying opposite of what's meant). All the provided descriptions capture aspects of irony in literature and language.

Answer:

All of the above descriptions are correct about irony.