RJ Review

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.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

A hint or clue in a story that suggests some action is to follow to create interest or suspense is called:

• foreshadowing

• allusion

• stereotyping

• flashback

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• none of the above

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Identify the type of irony: Etienne didn’t know that her best friend was really her twin sister, but the reader knew.

• Dramatic

• Situational

• Verbal

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

• personification
• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

True or False: The following is an example of dramatic irony.

1. In Act 4, Scene 5, The Capulet family and Paris mourn Juliet's "death," preparing for her funeral.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

True or False: The following is an example of dramatic irony.

1. In Act 2, Scene 2, Juliet professes her love for Romeo on her balcony, unaware that Romeo is listening to her declarations of love.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is the author's purpose in writing a play?

• To educate the audience.

• To entertain an audience.

• To bore the audience.

• To confuse the audience.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10