Milestones Review: Irony

Which of the following is not a type of irony?

• Situational
• Dramatic
• Subjective
• Verbal

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Which type of irony is when the audience/reader knows something the character(s) is unaware of?

• Verbal
• Dramatic
• Situational

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which type of irony is when someone says one thing but means the opposite (including sarcasm)?

• Verbal
• Situational
• Dramatic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which type of irony is when someone expects one thing to happen and then the opposite happens?

• Dramatic
• Verbal
• Situational

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

How does this photo show dramatic irony?

• The prisoner thinks he's escaping but we know he's in for an unpleasant surprise
• You don't expect an outhouse to be next to a prison
• The prisoner is clearly sarcastic
• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Type of Irony: A man buys a gun to protect himself, then someone breaks into his house and shoots him with that same gun.

• Verbal
• Dramatic
• Situational
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Type of Irony: While watching a scary movie, we see the killer run inside the house while the character is looking around on the porch. She doesn't know that the killer is inside the house when she walks back inside.

• Verbal
• Situational
• Dramatic
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Type of Irony: A girl standing at a bus stop in the pouring rain says, "Isn't this great?" 

• Verbal
• Situational
• Dramatic
• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Exclaiming “oh great” after failing an exam

• verbal irony
• dramatic irony
• situational irony
• none of the above

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CCSS.L.8.5A

In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move while the audience is aware

• verbal irony
• dramatic irony 
• situational irony
• none of the above

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5