Irony and usage

When we mean the opposite of what we say

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

In a play, 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.

• SITUATIONAL IRONY

• DRAMATIC IRONY

• VERBAL IRONY

A child runs away from someone throwing a water balloon at him and falls into the pool.

• Hyperbole

• Irony

This type of irony is when the audience knows something, but the characters do not.

• Verbal

• Situational

• Dramatic

What is verbal irony?

• what is said is different than what is meant

• the audience knows something a character doesn't know.

• what happens is the opposite of what is expected

Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam

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

17. In a movie about twin sisters, one sister pretends to be the other. The audience knows about the switch, but the other characters in the movie do not.

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

Type of Irony: A girl standing at a bus stop in the pouring rain says, "Isn't this great?" 

• Verbal
• Situational
• Dramatic
• None of the above

Which type of irony is shown in the image?

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

When the readers/audience knows something that the character doesn't, this is what type of irony?

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony