Three Types of Irony - Verbal, Situational, and Dramatic

Microsoft's new Chief Executive Officer completes all of her work on an Apple Computer

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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As the teacher handed back our graded exams, the kid next to me muttered, “Great.”

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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In Star Wars, the audience knows that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father, but Luke doesn’t learn this until Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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Even though a young couple dreamed of having a wedding amid beautiful flowers and butterflies at a nearby park, they were also worried that rain would ruin the event. Ultimately, they decided to have the wedding at a local banquet hall instead. Sure, the hall wasn’t very pretty, but at least they knew their guests would be comfortable, regardless of the weather. Halfway through the reception on the Big Day, the building’s ceiling sprinklers malfunctioned, drenching the guests and ruining the food and decorations; outside, it was clear and sunny.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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In The Truman Show, a 1998 movie starring Jim Carrey, the main character doesn’t realize he’s living inside a TV show, but everyone else around him, including the audience, knows the truth.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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One of my cousins used to constantly complain on social media about the uselessness of social media, but then she was “friended” on Facebook by a former classmate, a young man who eventually became her husband. They’ve been happily married for years.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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What makes this picture a good example of situational irony?

• The colors of the sign are red, white, and blue much like the American flag.

• Instead of walking upstairs to the gym, these people are taking an escalator.

• People are only going inside the building, and there are no people coming out.

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What makes this a good example of dramatic irony?

• The word moron is means a stupid person, yet it is misspelled on the sign.

• There are children at the event, yet the adults are using signs that call people negative names.

• There is no punctuation on the other two signs, and an exclamation mark on one sign.

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Why is this a good example of situation irony?

• The first sign warns against eating unhealthy food, but the second sign promotes fast food.

• The same lady is in both advertisements, but she can't really promote both companies.

• The signs are right beside a traffic light which is going to distract drivers.

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Why is this a good example of situational irony?

• The driver is drinking a soda from the competitor company.

• The driver is in a car mixed with a truck, so it can not actually be a legal automobile.

• The driver has passed the barrier for the parking space.

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