[DOC] [TLE] How 'Reality Bites' and the dictionary screw up irony | Mostly Modern ... [PAR] Jan 1, 2014 ... Ethan Hawke's character, who is supposed to be some sort of ... who is 
supposed to be some sort of underachieving genius, says this: It's when the 
actual meaning is the complete opposite from the literal meaning. ... it is that irony 
usually signals a difference between the appearance of things and reality. [DOC] [TLE] Reality Bites (1994) - Quotes - IMDb [PAR] Reality Bites (1994) Quotes on IMDb: Memorable quotes and exchanges ... Troy 
Dyer: It's when the actual meaning is the complete opposite from the literal 
meaning. ... Lelaina Pierce: I'd like to somehow make a difference in people's 
lives. [DOC] [TLE] Steve Sparshott | Irony, Man | The Nervous Breakdown [PAR] Jun 8, 2010 ... Steve Sparshott fails to define irony, but he has fun trying. ... Let's get Reality 
Bites out of the way, shall we? ... offered to the perplexed Lelaina (Winona Ryder) 
by the insufferable Troy (Ethan Hawke) is It's when the actual meaning is the 
complete opposite from the literal meaning. .... Steve Sparshott says:. [DOC] [TLE] Yeah, Write: Defining Irony [PAR] Mar 15, 2009 ... I didn't find this explanation from Reality Bites helpful at all: Wynona Ryder (as ... 
Ethan Hawke (as Troy Dyer): It's when the actual meaning is the complete 
opposite from the literal meaning. ... Chapter 3: Last week, Travis left a message 
on my phone that said, "You're never going to believe this. Call me as... [DOC] [TLE] Reality Bites - Wikiquote [PAR] Reality Bites is a 1994 film starring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke and Ben Stiller 
... sounds cornball but I'd like to somehow make a difference in people's lives. ... 
Troy: It's when the actual meaning is the complete opposite from the literal ... anti-
Hey-That's-My Biker and to those people I say nobody... nobody can eat 50 eggs. [DOC] [TLE] Reality Bites Script - transcript from the screenplay and/or Winona ... [PAR] Reality Bites Script taken from a transcript of the screenplay and/or the ... Ben 
Stiller movie also starring Janeane Garafolo, Ethan Hawke, Steve Zahn, etc This 
... Well, I know this sounds cornball... but I'd like to somehow make a difference in 
..... It's when the actual meaning is the complete opposite... from the literal 
meaning. [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about GRAMMAR/LIT TERMS - StudyStack [PAR] IN "REALITY BITES" ETHAN HAWKE SAYS IT'S WHEN THE ACTUAL MEANING 
IS DIFFERENT FROM THE LITERAL MEANING, IRONY. THE PATHETIC... [DOC] [TLE] Words That Changed Their Meanings - Neatorama [PAR] Jun 29, 2009 ... It's hard to believe that such a simple word hides such a horrific history. .... for our 
purposes, we like to refer to the following quote from the 1994 film Reality Bites. 
When Ethan Hawke's character is asked to define "ironic," he says, "It's when the 
actual meaning is the complete opposite of the literal meaning. [DOC] [TLE] Literature Glossary - Shmoop [PAR] Definition: According to Gen-X heartthrob Ethan Hawke's slacker alter ego Troy ... 
be defined as "when the actual meaning is the complete opposite from the literal 
meaning." Okay, okay, so Reality Bites might not be the fount of all wisdom, but 
you ... Verbal irony, for example, has to do with the tension between what is said
... [DOC] [TLE] Reality Bites. Love this scene where they dance to My Sharona ... [PAR] Troy: It's when the actual meaning is the complete opposite from the literal 
meaning. Reality ... Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke in Reality Bites, 1994. Save [DOC] [TLE] Isn't It Ironic - Not? - Huffington Post [PAR] May 21, 2008 ... "You're an asshole, " the Chicago-based DJ said to me. ... Irony, to paraphrase 
Ethan Hawke in Reality Bites, is where the literal meaning is the opposite ... 
Though

Question: In "Reality Bites" Ethan Hawke says it's when the actual meaning is different from the literal meaning
Answer: Irony