Irony

Irony is :
 * 1) The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
 * 2) An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
 * 3) A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect.

Irony is used in the short story, //The Monkey's Paw//. The monkey paw grants your wish, but if you are not specific, then the paw will turn around and twist your wish. For example, a mom and dad wished for money. The next day a man from a factory that their son worked at came by and told them that their son had died while working on his machine. The man gave the mom and dad consolation money for their loss. The money they received was the same amount they wished for. This is ironic because what they wished for they thought they would get but instead they got it with the loss of their son. Basically, for everything you gain, you loose something also. There is no gaining without loosing.