Irony

When the audience or reader knows something the characters don't know

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

Answer explanation

Halloween, like many other horror movies, used dramatic irony to increase the suspense for the audience. Viewers always knew where Michael Myers was waiting for the next victim.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

When what actually happens is not what was expected to happen or the event defies logic

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

Answer explanation

In Monster's Inc. we expected Boo (the little girl) to be scared of the monsters, but instead the monsters were scared of her.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What was said is the opposite of what was meant

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

Answer explanation

In the Big Bang Theory, Sheldon has a hard time understanding verbal irony because he doesn't pick up on changes in people's tone of voice.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Your partner shows up in wrinkled jeans, a stained t-shirt, and dirty sneakers. With a smirk, you say, "Oh! I see you dressed up for our date. We must be going somewhere fancy!"

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Inference

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

• Dramatic irony

• Situational irony

• Verbal irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move, but the audience is.

• Verbal irony

• Dramatic irony

• Situational irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What type of irony is this ?

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Irony usually involves something that is

• False

• Unimportant

• Unexpected

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Moviegoers see a man walking in the woods and a poisonous snake waiting on the path ahead. The man keeps walking toward the snake.

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

The dish you are cooking calls for 1 teaspoon of salt, but you've put in 1 tablespoon of salt, which is the equivalent of 3 teaspoons. When your guest tastes the dish, she winces, reaches for a glass of water, and tells you the dish needs more salt.

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A