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Irony, Bad Luck, or Coincidence?

  •  English    17     Public
    This game provides students with situations which they must identify as irony, bad luck, or coincidence.
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  • two friends come to the party in the same dress after promising not to wear that dress
    Situational Irony 
  •  15
  • We see that the murderer is hiding in the bushes, but the two friends continue to walk closer without knowing. 
    Dramatic Irony 
  •  15
  • a fire station burns down
    irony
  •  15
  • Sam loses the competition and says, "I'm so lucky!"
    Verbal Irony
  •  15
  • Its raining outside and Sally says, "Wow, what a beautiful day."
    Verbal Irony
  •  15
  • A man who needs medical assistance is run over by the ambulance sent to help him.
    Situaional Irony 
  •  15
  • A post on Facebook complains about how useless Facebook is.
    Situational Irony
  •  15
  • In the Harry Potter series, Harry is expected to kill his longtime enemy, Voldemort—only to find out that in the end, Harry must actually let Voldemort kill him voluntarily.
    Situational Irony
  •  15
  • In Mulan, the audience knows that Mulan is, in fact, a woman posing as a man but the rest of the Chinese Army does not know this.
    Dramatic Irony
  •  15
  • a professional stunt driver crashes into a tree on her way home from receiving a “best driver” award
    Situational irony
  •  15
  • the Titanic was advertised as being "unsinkable"
    Situational irony
  •  15
  • "Oh, no! How sad!" said Sam after learning that detention was canceled this afternoon.
    Verbal Irony
  •  15
  • A child runs away from someone throwing a water balloon at him and falls into the pool.
    Situational Irony
  •  15
  • A famous singer sings her own song at a karaoke bar but is booed.
    Situational Irony
  •  15
  • A weatherman saying “It’s not like I know about when it’s going to rain next.”
    Verbal Irony
  •  15
  • After a bad accident a boy’s friends tells him “your car has never looked better!”
    Verbal Irony
  •  15