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Irony is a contrast or discrepancy between one thing and another

WHAT IS IRONY?. Irony is a contrast or discrepancy between one thing and another. TYPES OF IRONY. Verbal Irony Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Ironic Irony. MEMORABLE IRONIC MOMENTS. Romeo & Juliet = Dramatic Irony.

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Irony is a contrast or discrepancy between one thing and another

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  1. WHAT IS IRONY? Irony is a contrast or discrepancy between one thing and another

  2. TYPES OF IRONY Verbal Irony Situational Irony Dramatic Irony Ironic Irony

  3. MEMORABLE IRONIC MOMENTS Romeo & Juliet = Dramatic Irony • We (the audience) know that Juliet has only taken a sleeping potion, but all of the characters think she is dead, essentially resulting in her lover Romeo’s suicide.

  4. MEMORABLE MOMENTS CONT. All 3 shots Hinckley fired in an attempt to kill Ronald Regan missed the President. A bullet that ricocheted off of the President’s bulletproof limousine hit Regan in the chest. Irony = the vehicle made to protect the President incidentally killed him. John Hinckley = Situational Irony

  5. WHY IS IRONY IMPORTANT? Writers can develop a deeper meaning in a text It can be an effective way of engaging and involving a reader in a text

  6. IRONY Try this: http://www.slideshare.net/guest08131855/irony-activity?src=related_normal&rel=3455435

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