Irony & Allusions

You need to relax, you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders!

• Mythological

• Biblical

• Literary

• Historical

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Your backyard is so green and lush, it's practically the Garden of Eden!

• Mythological

• Biblical

• Historical

• Literary

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

He is such a liar, I'm surprised his nose isn't growing.

• Peter Pan

• Lion King

• Pinocchio

• Finding Nemo

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Shelly is trying to lose weight, but french fries are her Kryptonite!

• Biblical

• Popular Culture

• Mythological

• Literary

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

I thought the video game I downloaded would be fun to play, but I accidentally installed a Trojan Horse.

• Biblical

• Mythological

• Popular Culture

• Historical

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What do you call a fake spaghetti?

• An impasta
• Um... WHAT?
• Sauce?
• MEATBALLS

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam

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

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

In the movie, "Toy Story", human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is.

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

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

A pilot with a fear of heights

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

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

In horror movies, the audience is aware that there is a killer in the house, but the character does not and they proceed to enter.

• 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