Types of Irony

A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods. The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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Which of the following is an example of situational irony?

• The cat ran away from the dog.
• She told everyone what a beautiful day it was.
• A vampire has a cross in his house.
• Penny is beautiful.

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What is verbal irony?

• When what is said is different than what is meant
• When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
• When the audience knows something a character doesn't know. 

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What is situational irony?

• When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
• When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
• When the audience knows something the character doesn't

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Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

• Verbal
• situational
• Dramatic
• Irony

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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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A hungry cook

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• none of the above

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A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said “wonderful weather we’re having!”

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• none of the above

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The people watching Snow White know that the apple is poisoned but Snow White doesn't know is this dramatic irony

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Chicken nuggets

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How does The Little Mermaid show Dramatic Irony

• Because we know she is a mermaid but Aric doesn't

• Because she has red hair

• I don't know

• Because she is a mermaid

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