Irony and Disney

​Irony Practice

By Katherine Oxee

Directions

Fill out the organizer

I will play two examples for each type of irony. Fill out the questions on the organizer as we go!

Multiple Choice

What kind of irony is when the opposite of what you expect to happen actually happens?

• Situational

• Dramatic

• Verbal

Answer these two questions on the organizer.

1. What did you expect Hans to do?

2. What actually happened that you didn't expect?

Answer these two questions on the organizer.

1. What did the monsters use to believe about a child's screams?

2. What turned out to be true instead?

Multiple Choice

What kind of irony is when someone says the opposite of what they mean?

• Situational

• Verbal

• Dramatic

Answer these two questions on the organizer.

1. When Flynn is freaking out over Rapunzel's hair, he says he isn't freaking out at all. What does he actually mean?

2. Why does he say the opposite?

Answer these two questions on the organizer.

1. What is the literal meaning of Kuzco's words when he responds to Pacha's allegations?

2. How does his tone change the meaning?

Multiple Choice

What kind of irony is when the audience knows something the character(s) don't know?

• Situational

• Verbal

• Dramatic

Answer these two questions on the organizer.

1. What does the audience know that Simba does not?

2. How does this knowledge make the scene more emotional and dramatic?

Answer these two questions on the organizer.

1. What does the audience know that Marlin (Nemo's dad) doesn't?

2. How does this knowledge make the scene feel different?