Bender Explains Irony Through Song The use of words expressing something other than their literal intention. +When you expect something to happen in writing and the opposite is said or done.

3 Types of Irony Verbal Irony Dramatic Irony Situational Irony

+Verbal Irony +When the author or speaker means something completely different, and sometimes opposite, than what they say. +Examples: as soft as concrete as clear as mud “great story…” when the story is clearly not very good "The day was as normal as a group of seals with wings riding around on unicycles, assuming that you lived someplace where that was very normal.” (Taken from The Unauthorized Autobiography of Lemony Snicket) Is this passage ironic?

+Dramatic Irony +Occurs when the reader or audience is aware of something that the character is not aware of. +Examples: Romeo and Juliet The Truman Show

+Situational Irony +When there is a clear difference, and sometimes opposite result, between what happens and what is expected to happen. +Examples: When John Hinckley attempted to assassinate President Reagan. Reagan was sitting in a bulletproof car. Hinckley missed and the bullet bounced off the bulletproof car and hit Reagan. You expect the bulletproof car to save Reagan’s life, but it winds up being an important part of him being shot.

Identify the Irony in the following YouTube Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBztjzDr0fM&list=PLQckwrWIuVO502KJ_NH1J4B0Knz_fNyN9&index=1

An Activity in Irony You will be given a type of irony to present. You will write either a mini-narrative, or script. Next, you will read or act out what you come up with. Finally, the class will guess what type of irony you are portraying.