Irony Review

What are the TWO different kinds of verbal irony?

• Malapropism

• Lying

• Sarcasm

• Exaggerating

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

• Verbal - Sarcasm

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Verbal - Malapropism

Did you hear about all the rain they had down south? The flooding got so bad that they had to evaporate the entire city!

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony - Sarcasm

• Verbal Irony - Malapropism

• Situational Irony

Which two things do people often confuse with irony?

• coincidence

• bad luck

• criticism

• ridicule

What's an example of verbal irony - sarcasm ?

• Chanting, "You're an awesome athlete!" to an Olympian.

• Saying, "Good job driving!" to someone who just rear ended a car.

• When the sun is shining and the birds are singing, you say, "Nice weather we're having, right?"

• Saying, "Don't take things for granite!"

You can see that an old man has his glasses on his head, but he is frantically looking for them! He turns to you and says, "Where are my glasses!?"

• Verbal Irony - Malapropism

• Verbal Irony - Sarcasm

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

A child runs away from someone throwing a water balloon at them. While running away, they fall into the pool.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony - Sarcasm

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony - Malapropism

Irony usually involves something that is...

• false

• silly

• unexpected

• unimportant

"Ugh, my allergies are killing me. This pollen is killer for my sciences. They are all stuffed up!"

• Verbal Irony - Sarcasm

• Verbal Irony - Malapropism

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

What are the THREE purposes that authors use irony?

• to convey a theme

• to create humor

• to build suspense

• to trick the reader