Verbal or Situational Irony

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

Irony usually involves something that is

• False

• Unimportant

• Unexpected

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

Firefighters leave the firehouse to put out a fire at the school. After the fire is quelled, they return to the firehouse to shower. When they arrive, they find it has burned down.

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

A student saying, "Oh, great, more homework," is an example of:

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• realistic irony

Sarcasm is a form of:

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• teenage irony

When someone says the opposite of what they mean, they are using:

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• realistic irony

After setting the kitchen on fire with another baking disaster, Chloe says to her family, "Well, you always knew I was a great cook!" This is an example of:

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• teenage irony

A famous lion tamer being eaten by a lion is an example of:

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• karmic irony

When what happens in a situation is the opposite of what was expected, this type of irony is being used:

• verbal

• situational

• dramatic

• ridiculous