Irony

Verbal irony is

• when a situation shows something different than what you expect

• something authors use to annoy 6th graders

• use of language to mean something different or opposite from its literal meaning.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

In the middle of a hurricane, Jane says " What lovely weather we are having today!" This is an example of

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• verbal irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

When results do not match expectations is the definition of which type of irony?

• dramatic

• situational

• verbal

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CCSS.L.8.5A

An example of situational irony would be....

• a firehouse burns down

• a girl drops her ice cream

• someone says "I'm having a great day" after they spill their coffee down the front of their clothes.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

In the Disney movie, "Snow White", the Wicked Stepmother puts Snow White into a deep sleep by giving her a cursed apple. The audience knows that the Wicked Stepmother cursed the apple but Snow White does not. What type of irony is this?

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A