1. IRONY

2. THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF IRONY: 1.SITUATIONAL IRONY 2.DRAMATIC IRONY 3.VERBAL IRONY.

3. SITUATIONAL IRONY: -When the unexpected happens in a situation (usually negative) EXAMPLE:A girl buys a gun to protect herself. She is mugged and the thief steals her gun and shoots her with it.

4. VERBAL IRONY: -When what is said is the opposite of what is meant EXAMPLE: My brother eats all of the cereal, and I say, “GREAT! I was really hoping to starve today.”

5. DRAMATIC IRONY: -when the audience knows something the characters don’t EXAMPLE: The audience knows that Juliet is dead but the characters (especially Romeo) don’t