naive (literal) | ironic (the intended meaning) |
The literal meaning
often perceives the world as it ought, could, should, or
might be. |
Irony has a more cynical and satirical--and some might say realistic--perspective than the naive view. |
ironic view |
You just got rained on and are not comfortable because you're dripping wet. |
naive view |
The weather's
great, and you're feeling comfortable. |
ironic view |
Scar wants to kill
Simba when he tells him to run away. |
naive view |
Scar is trying to
protect Simba when he tells him to run away. |
naive view |
ironic view |
Lotte is innocent
and friendly. |
Lotte is a
seductive siren, flirting with Werther because she is
lonely. |