Situational Irony

What type of irony is this?

A pilot with a fear of heights

• situational irony

• dramatic 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

What type of irony is this?

• verbal

• dramatic

• situational

What type of irony is this ?

• verbal

• situational

• dramatic

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

• dramatic

• situational

• verbal

Traveling from Pennsylvania to Florida in January in order to avoid the cold weather but finding below-freezing temperatures once you arrived in Florida would be an example of:

• dramatic irony

• good luck

• situational irony

• motion sickness

A robbery at a police station would be an example of which type of irony? 

• Verbal

• Dramatic

• Situational

• None of the Above

Which of the following scenarios best illustrates situational irony?

• A fire station burns down

• A character says the opposite of what they mean

• A character knows something the audience doesn't

• A character is alone on stage speaking their thoughts

In literature, situational irony occurs when:

• The audience knows something the characters do not

• A character says one thing but means another

• The outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected

• A character's actions are consistent with their words