1. Irony and its impact on theme

2. Irony and its impact on theme ► What is irony? ► What are the three types of irony? Define them. ► What is the relationship between irony and theme? ► A quote about irony: ► Examples of irony in your life: ► Your notes go here. Name:Date:Block:

3. To begin… How is this picture ironic?

4. To begin… ► “The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.”  Robert A. Heinlein

5. Irony In general, irony is a discrepancy between appearances and reality.

6. Types of Irony: ► All irony is a contradiction ► Verbal irony  Occurs when someone says one thing but really means another  When do you use verbal irony?

7. Types of Irony: ► Situational Irony  Is the difference between what is expected to happen, or what would be appropriate to happen, and what really does happen  Has this ever happened in your life?

8. Types of Irony: ► Dramatic Irony  Occurs when the audience knows more than the characters themselves  What type of genre of film does this most resemble?

9. Irony’s Relationship to Theme: ► Just as conflict drives the plot of a story which leads to theme, irony drives you to discover the theme of a story. All roads lead to theme!

10. First, let’s review theme: ► Theme = moral; message of a story ► Remember: Theme is rarely stated. You therefore must extract the theme through careful reading and analysis. ► Elements to consider when looking for theme:  Characterization (protagonist(s) and antagonist(s))  Conflict  Major plot events  Literary elements used

11. Irony’s relationship to theme: ► When an ironic situation occurs in a text, the reader looks at the contradictory nature of the character’s actions. ► This contradiction leads to the lesson to be learned. ► Thus leading to a theme!

12. A quote about irony: ► “The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.”  Robert A. Heinlein

13. Examples of irony: ► Think of ironic situations in your life and write a short narrative of how each occurred.  Verbal irony  Situational irony  Dramatic irony  If you can’t think of examples that really happened to you, make them up! Use that imagination!