Types of Irony 2nd attempt

This irony is when: the audience/reader knows something a character(s) doesn't.

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

Verbal irony is only when someone is being sarcastic

• true

• false

dramatic irony: when a character knows what ANOTHER character DOESN'T know

• true

• false

William Eno, “Father of Traffic Safety,” invented the stop sign, crosswalk, traffic circle, one-way street, and taxi stand, but he never learned to drive. What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

The only losing basketball coach in University of Kansas history is James Naismith—the man who invented basketball in 1891. What type of irony is this?

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

Monster’s Inc. is a corporation run by monsters. Their job is to scare children, but the kids don't realize (like the audience knows) that they are the ones who are afraid of the children.

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

In The Little Mermaid, Eric was saved from a shipwreck by Ariel, and she fell in love with him immediately. She asks the sea witch, Ursula, to give her legs so that she can go find him, but she has to give her voice to Ursula in return. Without her voice, Eric does not recognize her and still searches for his love.

• situational

• verbal

• dramatic

The audience knows the house isn't really haunted, but a terrified visitor takes desperate measures to get away.

• Cosmic
• Dramatic
• Situational
• Verbal

"Don't you just hate it when you get all A's?"

• Cosmic
• Dramatic
• Situational
• Verbal

Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam

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