What is Irony

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

• Verbal
• situational
• Dramatic
• Irony

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

• verbal irony
• dramatic irony 
• situational irony
• none of the above

In real life, an ambulance comes to a woman's house to take her to the hospital, hopefully to save her life.  On the way to the hospital the ambulance is hit by a semi truck and everyone on board the ambulance is killed.

• Situational Irony
• Verbal Irony
• Dramatic Irony

How does this photo show dramatic irony? (click the text to see the picture)

• The prisoner thinks he's escaping but we know he's in for an unpleasant surprise
• You don't expect an outhouse (toilet) to be next to a prison
• The prisoner is clearly sarcastic
• All of the above

A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said “Wonderful weather we’re having!”

• verbal irony
• dramatic irony
• situational irony
• none of the above

In your history book, you read about a young man in the Revolutionary War who kills a British soldier.  That soldier who was killed turns out to be his favourite cousin.

• Situational Irony
• Verbal Irony
• Dramatic Irony

• verbal irony
• situational irony
• dramatic irony
• none of the above

How does this cartoon show dramatic irony? (click on the text to see it)

• The cat is looking after the fish.
• The fish think the cat is being kind but is preparing to eat them.
• The fish are being sarcastic.
• The cat is actually being kind.

Traveling from Pennsylvania to Florida in January in order to avoid the cold weather but finding below-freezing temperatures once you arrived in Florida would be an example of:

• dramatic irony
• good luck
• situational irony
• motion sickness

If you, the reader, know that Sophie's friends are acting strange because they are throwing a surprise party for her, but Sophie does not know this, you are feeling suspense due to

• stress from school
• Sophie being involved in falling action
• dramatic irony
• situation ethics