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Types of Irony

Authored by Alexander McMurtry

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Types of Irony
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a type of irony?

situational

pun

dramatic

verbal

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following phrases best defines verbal irony?

When what is said is different than what is meant

When what happens is the opposite of what is expected

When the audience knows something a character doesn't know.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following phrases best defines situational irony?

When what is said is the opposite of what is meant

When what happens is the opposite of what is expected

When the audience knows something the character doesn't

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following phrases best defines dramatic irony?

When what is said is different than what is meant

When what happens is the opposite of what is expected

When the audience knows something the character doesn't

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Looking at her son's messy room, Ben's mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"


WHAT TYPE OF IRONY IS THIS?

verbal

situational

dramatic

not ironic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move, but the audience is knows they do.


WHAT TYPE OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS THIS?

characterization

irony

oxymoron

imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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An airplane pilot with a fear of heights is flying the plane you are on.


WHAT TYPE OF IRONY IS THIS?

verbal irony

dramatic irony

situational irony

not ironic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

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