In the context of New Criticism, 'Irony' refers to:
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Correct answer: The recognition of incongruities and experiential complexity within a text
For New Critics, irony is a structural principle that allows a poem to acknowledge competing perspectives and resist simplistic, one-sided interpretations.
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