In the movie JAWS, the audience knows that there is a man-eating shark killing people in the ocean, but the characters on the beach do not and play carefreely in the ocean.

Mrs. Jones sniffed the air in Mike's messy trash-littered room. "It smells as fresh as a garbage can in here," she said.

Tommy's mother came in from mowing the lawn to find Tommy sprawled on the couch playing a video game. "I hate to bother you," she said snidely, "as you're obviously doing something really important."

What is verbal irony?

What is situational irony?

Kelly thinks her boyfriend will propose at dinner, but he breaks up with her.

The reader knows the landlady is dotty, but Billy is clueless

In a suspenseful movie, a character runs into a room to escape someone who is chasing him. Only the audience knows that the chase is already in the room.

What type of irony is this?

A police station gets robbed.

All of the employees in a hospital are too sick to come to work.

Ralph shuffled back into the classroom after being called to the principal's office. "How did it go?" his friend Mike asked. "Oh," said Ralph, "it went very well. I have detention for two days. Lucky me!"

We know the Titanic will sink, but the people on the boat were blissfully unaware as they celebrate and plan their futures.