Irony

What is verbal irony?

• when someone says the opposite of what they mean

• when the opposite of what we expect to happen, happens

• when the audience knows something that the characters don't

What is situational irony?

• when someone says the opposite of what they mean

• when the opposite of what we expect to happen, happens.

• when the audience knows something that the character don't

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• not ironic

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• not ironic

An employee works diligently at their job every day and gets a raise in pay.

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Not Ironic

Sarah, who is friendly to everyone and avoids gossip, is voted "Most Likable Person."

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Not Ironic

Determine the type of irony being used in this photograph.

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

Girl in a horror film hides in a closet where the killer just went (the audience knows the killer is there, but she does not).

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

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

• verbal

• situational

• dramatic

• not ironic

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

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• not ironic