Verbal or Situational Irony

When a person says something that is the opposite of what he/she means, the person is using

• ironic speech

• verbal irony

• trickery

• verbal disagreement

When an event turns out in a way that would be the opposite of what a person might logically expect, this is called

• surprise resolution

• situational irony

• suspense

• dramatic irony

A type of verbal irony that intends to mock or show contempt

• repetition

• sarcasm

• ironic twist

• dramatic effect

Irony can best be used to achieve which of the following effects?

• create humor, suspense, or tragedy

• create an emotional connection with the audience

• create action, setting, and basic situation

• introduce new characters

A prisoner spends months digging an underground tunnel leading out of his cell. His plan is flawed, though, and he ends up emerging in the warden’s backyard, where he is promptly caught and returned to prison with additional time added to his sentence.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

A police station was robbed.

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

In the book Holes, the reader is told by a disappointed Stanley Yelnats that “there is no lake at Camp Green Lake.”

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

Your partner shows up in wrinkled jeans, a stained t-shirt, and dirty sneakers. With a smirk, you say, "Oh! I see you dressed up for our date. We must be going somewhere fancy!"

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Inference

Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

• Dramatic irony

• Situational irony

• Verbal irony

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.