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Types of Irony

Authored by Dana Dupre

English

8th - 10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 37+ times

Types of Irony
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Girl in a horror film hides in a closet where the killer just went (the audience knows the killer is there, but she does not).

situational irony

dramatic irony

verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A small child does not flush the toilet, and the mother says, "I really appreciate when you flush the toilet! Thank you for remembering your manners!"

dramatic irony

situational irony

verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, we know that the old woman bringing the apple is the wicked queen who wants to kill Snow White, but she does not. She purchases the apple, takes a bite, and falls.

dramatic irony

situational irony

verbal irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A student who goes to the restroom every day during class asks the teacher if he can go. Her response is "Sure, it's not like we do anything important in this class."

situational irony

verbal irony

dramatic irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The audience knows the house isn't really haunted, but a terrified visitor takes desperate measures to get away.

Dramatic
Situational
Verbal

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"Don't you just hate it when you get all A's?"

Dramatic
Situational
Verbal

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The audience knows that Romeo and Juliet are falling in love with their mortal enemies, but they do not realize this. 

Dramatic
Situational
Verbal

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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