Irony

In real life, an ambulance comes to a woman's house to take her to the hospital, hopefully to save her life.  On the way to the hospital the ambulance is hit by a semi truck and everyone on board the ambulance is killed.

• Situational Irony
• Verbal Irony
• Dramatic Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which is NOT a type of irony?

• situational
• momentous
• dramatic
• verbal

Tags

TEKS.ELA.7.7

TEKS.ELA.8.7

TEKS.ELA.E1.6

TEKS.ELA.E3.6

TEKS.ELA.E4.6

Irony has _ kinds.

• 3
• 2
• 4
• 9

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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. 

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.7A

TEKS.ELA.8.7B

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

TEKS.ELA.8.7D

TEKS.ELA.8.8A

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

Tags

TEKS.ELA.8.7C

TEKS.ELA.E3.6C

TEKS.ELA.E3.6D

TEKS.ELA.E4.6D

TEKS.ELA.E4.7C

What is dramatic 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 the character doesn't

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

• Verbal
• situational
• Dramatic
• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A pilot with a fear of heights

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A marriage counselor filed for divorce

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

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2