HOW IRONICAL!

In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Scarecrow thinks he's unintelligent, but by the end discovers he is actually a genius, Tin Man wishes for a heart but comes to realize he is capable of love, Lion seems cowardly but is extremely brave. This is an example of ...

• sarcasm

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

• situational irony

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In Othello by William Shakespeare, Othello trust Iago, not knowing that Iago has despised him for a long time. The audience know that Iago is manipulating Othello and plotting against him but Othello does not see this. This is an example of ...

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• coincidence

• dramatic irony

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Bill Hillmann, the author of many books on how not to get gored by bulls, was the only non-Spaniard to get gored in the 2014 running of the bulls in Pamplona.

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• coincidence

• sarcasm

• irony

• satire

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In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Marc Antony refers to Brutus several times as an honourable man, knowing that Brutus aided in the murder of Caesar. This is an example of ...

• situational irony

• sarcasm

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

In the film Beauty and the Beast, the audience know that the Beast is actually a prince who was once very handsome, but Belle doesn't know that.

This is an example of ...

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• sarcasm

• verbal irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, firefighters burn books rather than fight fires. This is an example of ...

• coincidence

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

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Your mother asks you to help in the garden. You answer: "Sure! I've always wanted to grow a prize orchid."

You are being ...

• satirical

• ironic

• sarcastic

• boring

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The Business Software Alliance , an anti-piracy agency, was recently caught using a "stolen" photo in one of their ads to attract attention.

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• satire

• irony

• sarcasm

• coincidence

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"You're so clever!" said my friend, as I finally chose the correct answer after making several wrong guesses.

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• satire

• irony

• sarcasm

• coincidence

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

The grotesque cartoon drawing and caption about the famous leader, who was no longer respected because of his abuse of power, made everyone laugh.

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• satire

• sarcasm

• coincidence

• irony

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