English II Irony Practice

What is irony?

• When you iron your clothes, but you burn them

• When you receive clues in the story about what will happen next

• The way the author chooses to rhyme lines in a poem

• The difference between what is expected and what happens

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

When the readers/viewers knows something about the plot that the characters do not know...

• Character Irony

• Dramatic irony

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

When a person uses verbal irony, that person...

• says one thing; mean another

• tells the truth all of the time

• says exactly what they mean

• says whatever they think will make them popular

"Sure I'll wash all of the dishes for a week," said John to his Dad. "Didn't you know? My favorite thing to do is wash dishes." What kind of irony is this?

• Situational

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Common

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

The way the Kevin and the burglars' situation was handled in the movie, "Home Alone" would show what kind of irony?

• Traditional

• Irony

• Dramatic

• Situational

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

The farmer thought he planted a grove of orange trees, but when they matured they were pecan trees. What kind of irony is this?

• Methodical

• Situational

• Instructional

• Dramatic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

This kind of irony is the same as sarcasm...

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Irony

• Verbal

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The difference between what is expected and what actually happens...

• Metaphor

• Irony

• Situational

• Dramatic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

A cowboy fires his pistol, but bubbles come out of the barrel instead of bullets. What kind of irony is this?

• Situational

• Informative

• Verbal

• Dramatic

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Dramatic irony is when...

• The characters of the story are always arguing

• The readers/audience knows things the character(s) do not

• Irony occurs in stage plays

• The readers/audience identify round and flat characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10