1. Take notes as we discuss “IRONY”

2. Irony Comes in Many Different Forms
irony = noun ironic = adjective ironical = adjective ironically = adverb

3. What is Irony?
Irony is a contradiction between what happens and what is expected to happen.
Frequently, the audience (reader) of a drama or piece of literature will understand the irony whereas the characters in the story may not.

4. What is Irony used for?
Ironic endings may shock or entertain the reader.
To use words to express the opposite of the literal meaning.  To show the absurdity between actual result of events and the normal or expected result.

5. There are many types of Irony
Verbal (Sarcasm)
Situational (Event)
Dramatic (Suspense)

6. Verbal Irony (Sarcasm)
(Fill in the blanks on your notes!)
Sarcasm is verbal irony; it is praise which is really an insult; sarcasm generally involves malice (meanness), the desire to put someone down
Example: "This is my brilliant son, who failed out of college.“
How is this ironing (irony) board being sarcastic? 

7. Situational Irony (Event)
When the opposite of what you expected happens
Example: You wash your car and then it rains
What is ironic about this cartoon? 

8. Dramatic Irony (Suspense)
When the reader or audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not.
Make the readers/ audience feel suspense!
Example: The robber is in the house and the family just got home from vacation and is walking into the front door.