Irony

What is Irony? There are three different types of irony. ◦ Verbal Irony ◦ Dramatic Irony ◦ Situational Irony

Verbal Irony This is a contrast between what is said and what is meant. It can sometimes be in the form of sarcasm. ◦ Ex. You have just had a really bad day and your walking home from school when suddenly it starts to rain. Your response is “This is just great!”

Dramatic Irony This is the difference between what a character believes to be true and what we (the audience) knows to be true. This happens in plays, books and movies. ◦ Ex) You are watching a scary movie and the main character is about to walk into a room where you know the killer is and you scream “don’t go in there!” because you know something the character does not.

Situational Irony This is the contrast between what has happened and what was expected to happen. Very common in literature. The events leading up to an unexpected event were misleading. ◦ Ex) When you go to the hair salon and the hair stylist has ugly hair.