MAKE THIS STATEMENT IRONIC
A MAN ____AT A LIFEGUARD POOL PARTY CELEBRATING THAT NO ON HAD ___________ THAT YEAR.
DROWNED, DROWNED
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Which two things often occur simultaneously? Verbal irony and:
a. sincerity
b. sarcasm
c. hatred
d. confusion
b. sarcasm
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IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF IRONY.
AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS SUCCESS, A VISUAL ARTIST IS BLINDED.
SITUATIONAL
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Tell the type of irony.
Awesome! We get to learn about irony!
verbal
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thief
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magnet
Take 20 points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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5
Tell the type of irony.
Someone posted a video on YouTube about how boring and useless YouTube is.
situational irony
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seesaw
Swap points!
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fairy
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rocket
Go to first place!
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lifesaver
Give 25 points!
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25
Make this statement ironic.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN, AN OLD ACTOR, ONCE ENTERED A CHARLIE CHAPLIN __________-ALIKE CONTEST AND _________.
LOOK-ALIKE, LOST
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5
WHAT TYPE OF IRONY?
A POISONOUS SPIDER JUMPS ON A SCIENTIST IN THE JUNGLE. HIS PARTNER SAYS, "DON'T WORRY, THE SPIDER IS SMARTER THAN YOU.
verbal
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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magnet
Take 20 points!
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shark
Other team loses 20 points!
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baam
Lose 15 points!
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15
Tell the type of irony.
A woman, who never graduated from high school and cannot read or write very well, develops and runs a successful tutoring business for university students wishing to get good marks.
situational
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25
A situation is only ironic if what happens is___________
a. the exact opposite of what you expected
b. hilariously funny
c. somewhat embarrassing
d. a struggle between two opposing forces
the exact opposite of what is expected
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25
MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IRONIC
NOBODY KNOWS WHO INVENTED THE _________HYDRANT BECAUSE THE BUILDING WHERE THIS INFORMATION WAS KEPT_______________ DOWN.
FIRE, BURNED
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5
DETERMINE IF THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF VERBAL IRONY.
A DOG COMES IN THE HOUSE COVERED IN MUD. THE DOG'S OWNER SAYS, "OH NO! YOU'RE GOING TO RUIN MY CARPET."
NO, THIS IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF VERBAL IRONY.
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Tell the type of irony.
A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the park. The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.
dramatic
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25
Using the word "happy", create an example of verbal irony.
ex. I couldn't be happier that our test is tomorrow.