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IRONY overview

IRONY overview. Definition. Irony is a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens. Types of Irony. Situational Dramatic Verbal. Situational Irony. Something happens that we wouldn’t expect to happen Example: A fire station burns down. Dramatic Irony.

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IRONY overview

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  1. IRONY overview

  2. Definition • Irony is a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

  3. Types of Irony • Situational • Dramatic • Verbal

  4. Situational Irony • Something happens that we wouldn’t expect to happen • Example: A fire station burns down.

  5. Dramatic Irony • The reader knows something the characters do not. • Example: In the movie “Home Alone,” we know that Kevin has planted traps everywhere, but the thieves don’t!

  6. Verbal Irony • What is said is different than what is meant. • Example: You tell someone to “break a leg” but you mean for them to have good luck.

  7. Identify the Irony!Situational, Dramatic, or Verbal? • George cancels a date with his girlfriend so he can go to a basketball game with his friends. At the concessions stand, he sees his girlfriend with another guy! • Situational

  8. Identify the Irony!Situational, Dramatic, or Verbal? • Situational

  9. Identify the Irony!Situational, Dramatic, or Verbal? • You are watching a horror movie. You know that the boogey man is waiting for the main character in the closet, but the character doesn’t know and unknowingly opens the closet door. • Dramatic

  10. Identify the Irony!Situational, Dramatic, or Verbal? • As you walk outside into the pouring rain, your friend sarcastically comments, “What lovely weather we’re having today.” • Verbal

  11. Identify the Irony!Situational, Dramatic, or Verbal? • Situational

  12. Identify the Irony!Situational, Dramatic, or Verbal? • A police station gets robbed. • Situational

  13. Identify the Irony!Situational, Dramatic, or Verbal? • Your date for the school dance shows up in ripped jeans and a stained t-shirt. With a smirk, you say, “Oh! I see you dressed up for the occasion.” • Verbal

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