Irony Practice

You'll love hanging out with my sister. She's as friendly as a rattlesnake.

• SITUATIONAL IRONY

• DRAMATIC IRONY

• VERBAL IRONY

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

In a movie, a man tells a woman that he loves her and wants to marry her. The audience knows the man is already married and is planning to move away the next day.

• SITUATIONAL IRONY

• DRAMATIC IRONY

• VERBAL IRONY

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

In a play, a character who thinks she is alone in a room begins to sing along very loudly with the music in her headphones. The audience knows that her friends are in the next room and can hear her.

• SITUATIONAL IRONY

• DRAMATIC IRONY

• VERBAL IRONY

Julia arrived late to meet Carey for lunch. "I'm sorry," said Julia. "Were you waiting long?" - Carey replied, "Oh, not that long. I had time to finish reading my book, write thank you letters for all of my birthday presents, and memorized a poem. Not long at all!"

• SITUATIONAL IRONY

• DRAMATIC IRONY

• VERBAL IRONY

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

A painter learns that he is color blind.

• SITUATIONAL IRONY

• DRAMATIC IRONY

• VERBAL IRONY

A fire station burns down.

• SITUATIONAL IRONY

• DRAMATIC IRONY

• VERBAL IRONY

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

The captain of a cruise ship gets seasick!

• SITUATIONAL IRONY

• DRAMATIC IRONY

• VERBAL IRONY

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

Jimmy tells his mom that he is late getting home from school because he stayed to help a classmate with a project. Jimmy's mom has already received a phone call from the school and knows that he is late because he had detention.

• SITUATIONAL IRONY

• DRAMATIC IRONY

• VERBAL IRONY

Tommy's mother came in from mowing the lawn to find Tommy sprawled on the couch playing a video game. "I hate to bother you," she said, "as you're obviously doing something really important, but I need you to come outside and rake the leaves."

• SITUATIONAL IRONY

• DRAMATIC IRONY

• VERBAL IRONY

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

A ski area closes because of heavy snowfall.

• SITUATIONAL IRONY

• DRAMATIC IRONY

• VERBAL IRONY

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4