Irony Practice

You are watching a movie that shows a woman jogging in the woods alone. The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in the path where the woman is jogging towards.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

In your history book, you read about a young man in the Revolutionary War who kills a British soldier.  The British soldier turns out to be the cousin of the American soldier.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

The son of the police chief is arrested for attempted burglary.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

The student in the class who had the highest grades in middle school drops out of high school.

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

The house next door was purchased by a nice couple with a large dog. The dog is big and scary looking but runs away from a fluffy tiny kitten and is afraid of the dark.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

After handing out the homework assignment, Jimmy murmurs "Oh, great, more homework."

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

A talented and famous lion tamer is eaten by a lion.

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

A robber is sneaking down the alley, unaware that a policeman is waiting for him.

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

After setting the kitchen on fire with another baking disaster, Chloe says to her family, "Well, you always knew I was a great cook!"

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

The surfer paddles calmly across the clear water. Beneath her, the huge shark circles, ready to attack.

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony