Irony - Unit 2 - DK

Irony usually involves something that is...

• false

• unexpected

• silly

• unimportant

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CCSS.L.8.5A

It rained on a couple's wedding day.

• Irony

• not irony, just unfortunate

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CCSS.L.8.5A

"God himself could not sink this ship!" Titanic, the unsinkable ship, ended up hitting an iceberg and sinking.

• irony

• not irony, just unfortunate

Which is not a type of irony?

• situational

• dramatic

• momentous

• verbal

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

When a person says something that is the opposite of what he/she means, the person is using...

• ironic speech

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• rising action

When an event turns out in a way that would be the opposite of what a person might logically expect, this is called...

• a surprise resolution

• suspense

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

Traveling from Pennsylvania to Florida in January in order to avoid the cold weather but finding below-freezing temperatures once you arrived in Florida would be an example of:

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• good luck

• motion sickness

If you, the reader, know that Sophie's friends are acting strange because they are throwing a surprise party for her, but Sophie does not know this, you are feeling suspense due to

• dramatic irony

• stress from school

• situation ethics

• Sophie's involvement

A robbery at a police station would be an example of which type of irony?

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

• None of the above