Review of the Three Types of Irony

This irony is when: the audience/reader knows something a character(s) doesn't.

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Verbal irony can be when someone is sarcastic.

• true

• false

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

dramatic irony: when a character knows what ANOTHER character DOESN'T know

• true

• false

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The purpose of dramatic irony is ONLY for humor

• true

• false

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

After Susan turned in her test, the teacher saw all of the questions she didn't answer, turned to her, and said, "Looks like someone really studied for the test!" This is what type of irony?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

William Eno, “Father of Traffic Safety,” invented the stop sign, crosswalk, traffic circle, one-way street, and taxi stand, but he never learned to drive. What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The only losing basketball coach in University of Kansas history is James Naismith—the man who invented basketball in 1891. What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

1950's heart-throb, James Dean, used to warn his fans about unsafe driving. However, James Dean was killed in a car crash while driving too fast. This is what type of irony?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Monster’s Inc. is a corporation run by monsters. Their job is to scare children, but the kids don't realize (like the audience knows) that they are the ones who are afraid of the children.

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

In The Little Mermaid, Eric was saved from a shipwreck by Ariel, and she fell in love with him immediately. She asks the sea witch, Ursula, to give her legs so that she can go find him, but she has to give her voice to Ursula in return. Without her voice, Eric does not recognize her and still searches for his love.

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5