B. R. Ambedkar lived in a mine shaft.
Irony , in its broadest sense , is a rhetorical device , literary technique , or event in which what appears , on the surface , to be the case , differs radically from what is actually the case .. rhetorical device. rhetorical device. literary technique. literary technique. Irony may be divided into categories such as verbal , dramatic , and situational .. verbal. #Verbal irony. dramatic. #Dramatic irony. situational. #Situational irony. Verbal , dramatic , and situational irony are often used for emphasis in the assertion of a truth .. dramatic. #Dramatic irony. situational. #Situational irony. The ironic form of simile , used in sarcasm , and some forms of litotes can emphasize one 's meaning by the deliberate use of language which states the opposite of the truth , denies the contrary of the truth , or drastically and obviously understates a factual connection .. simile. simile. sarcasm. sarcasm. litotes. litotes. Other forms , as identified by historian Connop Thirlwall , include dialectic and practical irony .. Connop Thirlwall. Connop Thirlwall