Irony

Match the type of irony to its definition

a

b

c

Dramatic

Situational

Verbal

Match the following

• The winner of the spelling bee fails their spelling quiz.

• Verbal

• The reader knows that the wife survived the plane crash, but his wife thinks he didn't.

• Situational

• Someone states during a rainstorm, " It's such a beautiful day!"

• Dramatic

Match the following

• The narrator reveals that the man inherits a fortune, but doesn't tell his family.

• Verbal

• The man realizes he won the lottery but lost his ticket.

• Situational

• The cashier sweetly tell the customer to, "Have a nice day!"

• Dramatic

Identify the type of irony: “That was as much fun as having a root canal,” RJ. said after the difficult math test.

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Verbal

Identify the type of irony: Tyler walked into the empty gymnasium and said, “I feel like it’s too crowded in here.”

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Verbal

Identify the type of irony: Sari carefully avoided the puddles, but she didn’t see the pond and fell in.

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Verbal

Identify the type of irony: Etienne didn’t know that her best friend was really her twin sister, but the reader knew.

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Verbal

Identify the type of irony: “Oh this is fantastic! Now we have a flat tire,” exclaimed Diandra.

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Verbal

identify the type of irony: Mrs. Cheng left the car wash and it began to rain.

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Verbal

Identify the type of irony: The reader knew the stalker was in the bedroom closet. The girl went in to take a nap.

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Verbal