Irony

Ethan says that he is happy with the dog but he means the opposite of what he is saying.

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

A food critic tells the chef, "Your steak was as tender as a leather boot."

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

A marriage counselor files for divorce.

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

Tom believes he will continue working, but the reader knows that the opposite is true.

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

A woman chips her nail and cries out, "Oh no! My life is ruined!"

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

A post on Facebook complains about how useless Facebook is.

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

In Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows that Juliet is only asleep-not dead-but Romeo does not, and he kills himself.

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

The use of words to mean the opposite or its literal meaning.

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Irony

The speaker’s intention is the opposite of what he or she is saying.

• Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

Occurs when the audience knows something that is going on in a situation but the characters are unaware of it.

• Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony