1. Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic
UNDERSTANDING IRONY
Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic

2. VERBAL IRONY...
...is when a speaker or writer says one thing but actually means the opposite. Sarcasm is one type of verbal irony.

3. VERBAL IRONY...
For example, when your mom walks into your filthy bedroom and says, “I see you’ve cleaned your room!”
...or, when Prometheus says to Zeus, “You are as kind as you are wise.” Zeus thinks it’s a compliment, but because Prometheus doesn’t think Zeus is wise, it’s actually an insult.
To identify verbal irony, ask yourself what is really being said? If what the person actually says is not what the person actually means, you likely have verbal irony.

4. SITUATIONAL IRONY...
...is when the outcome of a situation is inconsistent with what we would expect to logically or normally occur. It is the opposite or reverse of what we expect.

5. SITUATIONAL IRONY...
An example of situational irony would be if a thief’s house was broken into at the same time he was robbing someone else’s house.
To find the situational irony, ask yourself what was I expecting to happen or what did I expect it to be? If the situation is something very different than what we expected to happen, or is the opposite of what we might expect someone to say or do, then it is likely situational irony.

6. DRAMATIC IRONY...
...is when the audience or the reader is aware of something that a character does not know.

7. DRAMATIC IRONY...
For example, when Romeo believes Juliet is dead, but the audience or reader knows that she has only been given a potion to sleep.
To identify dramatic irony, ask yourself what do I already know that the characters do not?

8. REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES : What type of irony?
Man Suing for Ageism Says His Judge Is Too Old
Angry violinist wants new judge for age discrimination suit
How’s this for irony: A 60-year-old violinist, who is suing a music competition for age discrimination, says the 88-year-old judge presiding over his case is too old and should be given the boot. Martin Stoner was rejected from the Young Concert Artists competition, which is meant for musicians one-third his age, the New York Daily News reports. But Manhattan Federal Judge Robert Patterson tossed his lawsuit over the issue earlier this month after uncovering errors in Stoner’s court briefs, and now Stoner says he should be assigned a new judge.
Judge Patterson can “barely see” and is hard of hearing, Stoner wrote in his judicial complaint. He also called the judge “slow-witted and unable to function” and says his “mental and physical limitations” should get him “removed from the bench.” As for the Young Concert Artists competition, the director did allow Stoner to play, despite the fact that he did not fulfill the age requirement, but she found his performance unimpressive. Told about his age-related beef with the judge, she said, “That’s pretty funny.”

9. REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES : What type of irony?
Westboro Announces Steve Jobs Protest— Via iPhone
Official says Steve Jobs targeted because he 'taught sin'
Westboro Baptist Church says it will picket Steve Jobs' funeral, but apparently God also hates irony: Leader Margie Phelps announced the protest via a Twitter announcement made on an iPhone. "The irony here is almost unbelievable," notes Josh Wolford on Web Pro News. Jobs' sin? Phelps tweeted that he "had a huge platform; gave God no glory & taught sin." And just under her tweet is the clear statement, "via Twitter for iPhone."

10. REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES : What type(s) of irony?
Ex-MADD Honcho Arrested for Drunk Driving
Debra Oberlin, head of Gainesville chapter in the '90s, blew .239
Pro tip: If you’re going to crusade against drunk driving, you should probably avoid doing it yourself. Actually, you should probably avoid doing it regardless. But these lessons were lost on Debra Oberlin, the former head of the Gainesville, Fla., chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The 48-year-old was pulled over last week for driving erratically, the Gainseville Sun reports. After flunking a field sobriety test, Oberlin blew a whopping and .239 on a pair of breathalyzer tests—just a hair over Florida's .08 limit. She told officers she’d had four beers.

11. REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES : What type of irony? How many examples?

12. REAL-WORLD EXAMPLES : What type of irony?