dialogue vs irony

dialogue

noun
  • In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters. 

  • A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation. 

  • A dialogue box. 

  • A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals. 

verb
  • To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding. 

  • To put into dialogue form. 

irony

noun
  • Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play. 

  • Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. 

  • Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist. 

  • The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. 

  • An ironic statement. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to the metal iron. 

  • The food had an irony taste to it. 

How often have the words dialogue and irony occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )