Types of Irony Review

Verbal irony occurs:

• Most often in pieces of fiction (like Mark Twain's books)

• When the speaker says the opposite of what he/she means

• If the speaker doesn't realize he/she said something offensive

• When everyone knows what is being talked about except one person

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Which two things often occur simultaneously? Verbal irony and:

• Sincerity

• Hatred

• Sarcasm

• Confusion

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Verbal irony and compliments are basically the same thing.

• True

• False

• Both

• None

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What's an example of verbal irony?

• Chanting, "You're an awesome athlete!" to an Olympian

• When the sun is shining and the birds are singing, you say, "Nice weather we're having, right?"

• All of them

• Saying, "Good job!" to someone who just rear ended a car

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Dramatic irony is when the audience is in on a secret that the __________.

• Characters have missed

• Author is uncertain about

• Characters don't want them to know

• Audience, characters, and author are uncertain about

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What do horror films and comedies have in common?

• Through the situations and circumstances, they build suspense

• Somehow, characters experience a sense of tension

• Both

• None

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

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Which is not a common type of irony?

• Verbal

• Dramatic

• Visual

• Situational

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CCSS.L.8.5A

We often confuse irony with something _____________.

• Funny

• Coincidental

• That is the opposite of what you expected

• Both funny and coincidental

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CCSS.L.8.5A

A situation is only ironic if what happens is ___________.

• The exact opposite of what you expected

• Hilariously funny

• Somewhat taboo and ultimately embarassing

• The serious collaboration between two opposing forces

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What is not a good example of irony?

• A ridiculously short man winning a high-jump competition

• An 80-year old woman texting and blogging

• A champion at the olympic cake walking event trips, drops a cake, and face plants into the icing

• A cheetah outrunning a 1980's minivan

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CCSS.L.8.5A