1. Irony Expect the unexpected!!!

2. Definition of “Irony” Irony is the contradiction of what is expected and what actually occurs.

3. 3 Kinds of Irony Verbal Irony: Someone says one thing but means the opposite. Verbal Irony: Someone says one thing but means the opposite. Situational Irony: An event that is not just surprising but is actually contrary to what was expected. Dramatic Irony: (This often occurs in plays and in other literature.) The audience knows what is going to happen but the character does not.

4. Need some examples? Win the lottery and die of a heart attack from the shock. Win the lottery and die of a heart attack from the shock. You are walking down the street and see a penny, but you don’t pick it up. You stop at the bus stop, get on the bus, and are a penny short for the bus fare… so, you have to walk. You are walking down the street and see a penny, but you don’t pick it up. You stop at the bus stop, get on the bus, and are a penny short for the bus fare… so, you have to walk. You work at a fire extinguisher factory. A small candle starts a fire in your home and you don’t have an extinguisher to put it out before it spreads. You work at a fire extinguisher factory. A small candle starts a fire in your home and you don’t have an extinguisher to put it out before it spreads.

5. More examples You wanted to go see a concert with your friends. Your parents told you that you could not go. So you went ahead and bought the nonrefundable three hundred dollar tickets with your savings to see the concert. On the day of the concert you were preparing to sneak out when your parents come in and surprise you. They say, "Because you were so accepting and did not act rash about us not allowing you to go to the concert, we bought the tickets so you could see them." An old man turned ninety-eight. He won the lottery and died the next day... of chronic emphysema from inhalation of the latex particles scratched off decades‘ worth of lottery tickets. A death row pardon two minutes too late... because the governor was too busy watching Dead Man Walking to grant clemency any earlier.

6. Pictures of irony

11. Ironic Cartoons

13. Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic” An old man turned ninety-eight He won the lottery and died the next day It's a black fly in your Chardonnay It's a death row pardon two minutes too late And isn't it ironic... don't you think It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take Who would've thought... it figures Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye He waited his whole damn life to take that flight And as the plane crashed down he thought "Well isn't this nice...“ And isn't it ironic... don't you think It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take Who would've thought... it figures Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you When you think everything's okay and everything's going right And life has a funny way of helping you out when You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up In your face A traffic jam when you're already late A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife It's meeting the man of my dreams And then meeting his beautiful wife And isn't it ironic...don't you think A little too ironic...and, yeah, I really do think... http://s0.ilike.com/play#Alanis+Morissette:Ironic:11863:s377729.8808235.76 22127.0.2.94%2Cstd_9d021689a1c44999984d83fe4ed61f6a