Unit 4 Analyze Craft and Structure: Irony

Unit 4 Analyze Craft and Structure: Irony

Irony is a literary element that involves a contradiction or contrast of some kind. In literature, authors often use irony to entertain and to convey a theme, or message. There are several types of irony.

Different types of irony

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

You'll love hanging out with my sister. She's as friendly as a rattlesnake.

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

In a movie, a man tells a woman that he loves her and wants to marry her. The audience knows the man is already married and is planning to move away the next day.

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

In a television program, a character who thinks she is alone in a room begins to sing along very loudly with the music in her headphones. The audience knows that her friends are in the next room and can hear her.

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

Julia arrived late to meet Carey for lunch. "I'm sorry," said Julia. "Were you waiting long?" Carey replied, "Oh not that long. I had time to finish writing a novel, write thank you letters for all of my birthday presents, and memorized the dictionary. Not long at all."

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

A pilot is afraid of flying.

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

Rob unpacked his backpack and started getting ready to do his homework. "Wonderful," he said. "I forgot my social studies book at school. That will really help me get this homework finished."

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

In a suspenseful movie, a character runs into a room to escape someone who is chasing him. Only the audience knows that the chaser is already in the room.

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

Ralph shuffled back into the classroom after being called to the principal's office. "How did it go?" his friend Mike asked. "Oh," said Ralph, "It went really well. I have detention for two days and I can't go to the school carnival. Lucky me!"

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

A painter realized he is color blind.

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

Jimmy tells his mom he is late getting home from school because he stayed to help the teacher organize the room. Jimmy's mom has already received a phone call from the school and knows he was late because he had a detention.

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

The the movie Toy Story, a character thinks he is a real space explorer, but the audience and the other toys know that he is just a toy.

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

An officer on the Titanic told a passenger, "God himself could not sink this ship."

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

"I made those biscuits yesterday," said Mom. "I don't know if they're still good." Dad banged one on the table. "As soft and fluffy as a chunk of granite," he remarked.

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

The label on the inside of a bathing suit reads, "Dry clean only. Do not get wet."

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Multiple Choice

Is this statement dramatic, verbal, or situational irony?

On the hottest day of the year, you notice several people wearing boots and carrying skis.

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Situational

Open Ended

Write your example of Dramatic Irony:

Open Ended

Write an example of Verbal Irony:

Open Ended

Write an example of Situational Irony:

Open Ended

What type of irony is used in "He--y, Come On Ou--t!"?

What details in the story enabled you to identify this type of irony?

Open Ended

What theme is conveyed through Hoshi's (the author's) use of irony?

What details in the story enabled you to identify this theme?

Open Ended

What does the irony tell you about the characters?

What details from the story support your conclusion (inference)?

Open Ended

What comment do you think the author may be making about the relationship between people and the environment?