Irony and usage

A traffic cop gets his license suspended because of unpaid parking tickets.

• Situational

• Verbal

• Dramatic

• Sarcasm

• Coincidence

A movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods.  The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.

• Situational Irony
• Verbal Irony
• Dramatic Irony

What type of irony is it?

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

The audience sees a man break into the house, but another character does not know he is upstairs.

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• none

Before their televised debate began, one politician sneered, “Good luck,” as her opponent crossed in front of her, walking toward the stage.

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

Sally and Jane show up to school wearing the exact same shirt, pants, and shoes.

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

• Not Ironic

A police station was robbed.

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

You'll love hanging out with my sister. She's as friendly as a rattlesnake.

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

Romeo thinks Juliet is dead, but the audience knows she drank a sleeping potion.

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• none

Situational irony is when

• what is said is the opposite of what is meant.

• the audience knows something the character doesn't.

• what happens is the opposite of what is expected.