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Irony

Irony illustrates a situation, or a use of language, involving some kind of inconsistency . The result of an action or situation is the reverse of what is expected. A contradiction . Expecting one thing but the opposite occurs. Irony. Irony comes in many different forms. Pictures

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Irony

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  1. Irony illustrates a situation, or a use of language, involving some kind of inconsistency. The result of an action or situation is the reverse of what is expected. A contradiction.Expecting one thing but the opposite occurs. Irony

  2. Irony comes in many different forms. • Pictures • Statements/Sayings • Text in Poetry or Prose • In the slides that follow, you will have to explain how the examples represent IRONY. • Just remember, life and fiction are filled with ironies More on Irony

  3. For each of the examples after this slide, follow the procedures outlined below: • Think and write on your own. • Share your responses with a partner. • Be ready to share out with the class (Randomized Selection w/ No-opt Out)

  4. 1. The irony in this example is________________________.

  5. 2. The irony in this example is_____________________.

  6. 3. The irony in this example is______________________.

  7. 4. The irony in this example is______________________.

  8. Fish can get seasick. 5. The irony in this example is______________________.

  9. You are walking down a street and you pass a house that has a sign on the side gate that says "Beware of Dog". You pause and look through the bars and a few seconds later a Chihuahua comes running up... 6. The irony in this example is______________________.

  10. Excerpt from Rime of the Ancient Marinerby Samuel Taylor Coleridge Water, water, every where,And all the boards did shrink;Water, water, every where,Nor any drop to drink. 7. The irony in this example is______________________.

  11. Iraqi terrorist Khay Rahnajet didn't pay enough postage on a letter bomb. It came back with "return to sender" stamped on it. Forgetting it was the bomb, he opened it and was blown to bits. 8. The irony in this example is______________________.

  12. In your own words, formulate a definition for IRONY. Ticket Out the Door

  13. Irony Please copy the following definition into the “Literary Terms” section of your notebook

  14. Irony = is when one outcome is expected, but the opposite occurs, usually with a coincidental twist of events. • Example: An earthquake occurring during an earthquake drill Types of Irony

  15. Verbal Irony = Where one thing is said, but another, opposite meaning is inferred. • Example: Hannibal the cannibal said, “I’d love to have you over for dinner.” • Dramatic Irony = occurs when the audience knows something a character does not and the outcome or meaning is the opposite of what the character expects.

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