Savannah Kepley 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 the audience or reader knows something important that a character in the story does not know, this is called

• situational irony

• intelligent craft

• dramatic irony

• rising action

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

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

What type of irony?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

What type of irony is this?

• verbal

• dramatic

• situational

Poor Steve was feeling down because none of his friends wished him a happy birthday at school that day. On his way home from school, he got a call from his mom telling him to stop at the neighbor's to pick up a package that was accidentally delivered to the wrong house. When Steve arrived and rang the bell, all of his friends and family jumped out from behind the furniture and yelled, "Surprise! Happy Birthday!" This is an example of what type of irony?

• DRAMATIC

• SITUATIONAL

• VERBAL

• NONE

The audience watches as Jack overhears his boss say that James will not get a promotion. Later in the play, Jack wishes James good luck with the promotion. Which type of irony is this?

• DRAMATIC

• SITUATIONAL

• VERBAL

• NONE

On a TV talk show, viewers are told the real reason why a guest has been brought onto the show. He mistakenly thinks he’s there to talk about his job at a coffeeshop, but he’s really there to be gifted a full college scholarship.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

“I’m sorry, sir, but this flight has been delayed by three hours,” the airline clerk explained to my uncle. “Awesome,” he replied.

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony