Review of the Three Types of Irony

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This irony is when: the audience/reader knows something a character(s) doesn't.

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dramatic

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Verbal irony can be when someone is sarcastic.

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true

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dramatic irony: when a character knows what ANOTHER character DOESN'T know

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false

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The purpose of dramatic irony is ONLY for humor.

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false

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What type of irony is it when someone says, "Looks like someone really studied for the test!" after seeing unanswered questions?

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verbal

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What type of irony is it that William Eno, the "Father of Traffic Safety," invented the stop sign, crosswalk, traffic circle, one-way street, and taxi stand, but never learned to drive?

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situational

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The only losing basketball coach in University of Kansas history is James Naismith—the man who invented basketball in 1891. What type of irony is this?

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situational

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What type of irony is it when a 1950's heart-throb, James Dean, who warned fans about unsafe driving, was killed in a car crash while driving too fast?

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situational

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What type of irony is depicted in Monster’s Inc. where monsters are afraid of children, but the audience knows this?

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dramatic

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In The Little Mermaid, Eric was saved from a shipwreck by Ariel, and she fell in love with him immediately. She asks the sea witch, Ursula, to give her legs so that she can go find him, but she has to give her voice to Ursula in return. Without her voice, Eric does not recognize her and still searches for his love. Options:

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verbal

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dramatic

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dramatic