IRONY practice

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Microsoft's new Chief Executive Officer completes all of her work on an Apple Computer

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Situational Irony

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As the teacher handed back our graded exams, the kid next to me muttered, “Great.”

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Verbal Irony

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In Star Wars, the audience knows that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father, but Luke doesn’t learn this until Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

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Dramatic Irony

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In The Truman Show, a 1998 movie starring Jim Carrey, the main character doesn’t realize he’s living inside a TV show, but everyone else around him, including the audience, knows the truth.

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Dramatic Irony

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On a TV talk show, viewers are told the real reason why a guest has been brought onto the show. He mistakenly thinks he’s there to talk about his job at a coffeeshop, but he’s really there to be gifted a full college scholarship. Options:

Situational Irony

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Verbal Irony

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Dramatic Irony

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Dramatic Irony

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Fahrenheit 451, a novel about the dangers of censorship (the banning of books/information), is one of the most-often banned books in the U.S.

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Situational Irony

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What type of irony is demonstrated when a politician sneers, “Good luck,” to her opponent before a debate?

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Verbal Irony

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Brian, a professional carpenter, was hosting a party at his house when his upstairs deck started to wobble. The wood posts, he later discovered, were being eaten away by termites. He ended up rebuilding the entire structure. What type of irony is this?

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Situational Irony

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What type of irony is demonstrated in the following exchange?

“I’m sorry, sir, but this flight has been delayed by three hours,” the airline clerk explained to my uncle. “Awesome,” he replied.

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Situational Irony

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Dramatic Irony

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Verbal Irony

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Verbal Irony

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When the audience knows more than the character

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Dramatic irony