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WHAT TYPE OF IRONY IS USED WHEN THE AUDIENCE KNOWS SOMETHING THAT A CHARACTER DOES NOT KNOW.
DRAMATIC IRONY
IRONY IS NOT_____________
COINCIDENCE
SARCASM IS A TYPE OF __________________
VERBAL IRONY
MAKE THIS STATEMENT IRONIC A MAN ____AT A LIFEGUARD POOL PARTY CELEBRATING THAT NO ON HAD ___________ THAT YEAR.
DROWNED, DROWNED
MAKE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IRONIC NOBODY KNOWS WHO INVENTED THE _________HYDRANT BECAUSE THE BUILDING WHERE THIS INFORMATION WAS KEPT_______________ DOWN.
FIRE, BURNED
Make this statement ironic. CHARLIE CHAPLIN, AN OLD ACTOR, ONCE ENTERED A CHARLIE CHAPLIN __________-ALIKE CONTEST AND _________.
LOOK-ALIKE, LOST
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
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 IRONY
IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF IRONY. AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS SUCCESS, A VISUAL ARTIST IS BLINDED.
SITUATIONAL
DETERMINE WHETHER THE SCENARIO IS AN EXAMPLE OF VERBAL IRONY. A TEACHER PASSES OUT A HUGE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT ON A FRIDAY. A STUDENT SAYS, "AWESOME! THIS IS EXACTLY HOW I WANTED TO SPEND MY WEEKEND."
YES, IT IS VERBAL IRONY.
DETERMINE WHETHER THE FOLLOWING IS AN EXAMPLE OF DRAMATIC IRONY. IN A BOOK, THE WRITER SAYS A GENIE MOVES TO TOWN AND STARTS GRANTING PEOPLE'S WISHES. PEOPLE CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW THEIR WISHES ARE BEING GRANTED.
YES, IT IS DRAMATIC IRONY.
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.
Tell the type of irony A rat infestation at the Department of Sanitation
situational irony
Tell the type of irony. When Romeo believes Juliet is dead, but the audience knows that she has only been given a potion to sleep.
dramatic irony
Tell the type of irony. A thief’s house was broken into at the same time he was robbing someone’s house.
situational irony
Is this an example of irony or coincidence? two classmates who were not in touch with each other, run into each other at an airport after ten years later.
coincidence
Tell another name for dramatic irony.
tragic irony
Tell the type of irony. Someone posted a video on YouTube about how boring and useless YouTube is.
situational irony
irony or coincidence you drive up to the mountains to ski, and there was more snow back at your house, that’s ironic.
irony
irony or coincidence? If you break your leg the day before a ski trip
coincidence
We often confusing irony with something that’s______
coincidence
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
Verbal Irony and compliments are basically the same things. true or false
false
What do horror films and comedies have in common? a. They both often use verbal irony to create sarcasm. b. They both use dramatic irony to build suspense or create humor. c. They both use situational irony to create confusion.
b. They both use dramatic irony to build suspense or create humor.
Which two things often occur simultaneously? Verbal irony and: a. sincerity b. sarcasm c. hatred d. confusion
b. sarcasm
Tell the type of irony. A driver whose license was confiscated by a traffic officer may say “Thank you, Officer, now that you have my license I can’t drive.”
Verbal irony
Tell the type of irony. A man whose house was in the woods put a booby trap to protect him from wild animals. One night, while walking, the man didn’t see the trap. He injured himself.
situational
Tell the type of irony. A man whose house was in the woods put a booby trap to protect him from wild animals. One night, while walking, the man didn’t see the trap. He injured himself.
situational
Tell the type of irony. Dr. Johnson smokes a pack of cigarettes a day.
situational
Tell the type of irony. The wife believed that her husband died in an airplane crash and but the audience was aware that the husband had survived.
Dramatic
Tell the type of irony. Readers knew that Caitlyn’s character in the novel “A Song for Caitlin” would eventually die but the other characters never even knew she was sick.
dramatic
Tell the type of irony. Awesome! We get to learn about irony!
verbal
Tell the type of irony. Julie is planning to reveal her secret crush on Thomas when she receives a love poem from Daniel.
situational
Tell the type of irony. The winner of the annual St. Mary’s Benefit raffle for $10,000 turns out to be Bill Gates, one of the richest men in the world.
situational
Tell the type of irony. Student: "Mr. Smith. I think you should allow me to write the test again because you didn't tell me to study for it!" Teacher: "I will give it all the thought it deserves."
verbal
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
Using the word "happy", create an example of verbal irony.
ex. I couldn't be happier that our test is tomorrow.
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
Using the word haunted; create an example of dramatic irony.
ex. As we watched Johnathon approach the haunted house we noticed the bloody body slumped over the chair on the porch, but Johnathon did not notice.
Tell the type of irony. A marriage counselor files for divorce.
situational