Identify the Irony.

As the teacher handed back our graded exams, the kid next to me muttered, “Great.”

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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On a TV talk show, viewers are told the real reason why a guest has been brought onto the show. He mistakenly thinks he’s there to talk about his job at a coffeeshop, but he’s really there to be gifted a full college scholarship.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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In the book Holes, the reader is told by a disappointed Stanley Yelnats that “there is no lake at Camp Green Lake.”

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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“I’m sorry, sir, but this flight has been delayed by three hours,” the airline clerk explained to my uncle. “Awesome,” he replied.

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

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You are watching a horror movie. You know that the bad guy is waiting for the main character in the closet, but the character doesnʼt know and unknowingly opens the closet door. What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

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As you walk outside into the pouring rain, your friend sarcastically comments, “What lovely weather weʼre having today.” What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

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When watching a talk show, the audience knows why a person has been brought on the show. However, the person in the chair does not know that they are going to be reunited with a long-lost friend. What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

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In a television program, a character who thinks she is alone in a room

begins to sing along very loudly with the music in her headphones. The

audience knows that her friends are in the next room and can hear her.

• verbal

• situational

• dramatic

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Julia arrived late to meet Carey for lunch. “I’m sorry,” said Julia. “Were

you waiting long?” Carey replied, “Oh, not that long. I had time to finish writing a novel, write thank you letters for all of my birthday presents, and memorized the dictionary. Not long at all.”

• verbal

• situational

• dramtic

In a suspenseful movie, a character runs into a room to escape

someone who is chasing him. Only the audience knows that the chaser is

already in the room.

• verbal

• situational

• dramatic

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