Write the slides when you see irony Types of Irony Write the slides when you see irony

Verbal Irony

Verbal irony is when the speaker says the opposite of what they mean Verbal irony is when the speaker says the opposite of what they mean. For example: You get an ice cream cone. The ball of ice cream falls on the ground and you say, “Great.” The irony you may use most often and most casually is verbal irony.

Verbal irony is when the speaker says the opposite of what they mean Verbal irony is when the speaker says the opposite of what they mean. For example: You put quarters into a vending machine and nothing comes out so you exclaim, “Hey, today’s my lucky day.” Of course, nothing was great or lucky about what happened, so you were using irony – or the opposite of what you really meant. The irony you may use most often and most casually is verbal irony.

Sarcasm is a type of irony that makes fun of somebody. For example: A student named Mike takes a moment to close his eyes at his desk and the teacher says, “Now don’t work too hard there, Mike.”

Sarcasm is much trickier than verbal irony. With a trusted friend, a sarcastic comment can be witty and not taken as mean, but when sarcasm is used as a verbal weapon, watch out…those words can hurt!

Verbal Irony – Ted Talk Sarcasm – Foster's

Dramatic Irony

Dramatic Irony is when the audience knows more than the characters in the novel or movie do. It creates tension and suspense. For example: We know that no matter how hard he tries, While E. Coyote will never catch the road runner. We all wait to see what tortures the coyote will endure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEFmFMeXV3E

Dramatic Irony is when the audience knows more than the characters in the novel or movie do. It creates tension and suspense. For example: In the movie Mrs. Doubtfire, we know that Daniel is pretending to be a female house keeper in order to see his kids more often after his divorce, but no one else knows that. We, the audience, are in on a secret.

Dramatic Irony – Ted Talk

Situational Irony

Situational irony is when something happens that is the exact opposite of what you would expect. For example: A thief’s house was broken into at the same time he was robbing someone’s house.

Situational irony is when something happens that is the exact opposite of what you would expect. For example: A person Tweets about how Twitter is a waste of time and energy.

"When I'm 64" by the Beatles, is ironic for two reasons: Situational irony is when something happens that is the exact opposite of what you would expect. For example: "When I'm 64" by the Beatles, is ironic for two reasons: Only two of the four Beatles actually made it to 64 Paul McCartney had a pretty difficult 64th year of life (he went though a divorce)

Situational Irony – Ted Talk

The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry The Necklace by Guy De Maupassant The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty