Irony

The teacher fails the quiz on irony.

• Not ironic, just very meta.

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Why is this image an example of dramatic irony?

• The swimmer doesn't know that she is likely going to be eaten by a shark.

• The shark doesn't see the swimmer because his eyes are on the side of his head.

• The water must be really cold.

• This isn't irony, it's just an unfortunate meeting between human and fish.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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:

• Not ironic, just bad luck.

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

When the reader knows the identify of the superhero, but the characters in the book wonder who they are, that is...?

• Super

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Looking at the messy room, Mom said, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

• Dramatic irony

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Not ironic, annoying

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CCSS.L.8.5A

Romeo arrives to find his love, Juliet supposedly dead. However, we, the audience, know that Juliet is not really dead, she merely took a potion to make it look like she was dead. This is an example of what kind of irony?

• Not ironic, just plain bad luck.

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What is DRAMATIC IRONY?

• When the audience knows something a character doesn't know.

• When what is said is different than what is meant.

• When what happens is the opposite of what is expected.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What type of irony is this?

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CCSS.L.8.5A

What is your favorite type of irony?

• Situational

• Dramatic

• Verbal

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CCSS.L.8.5A

In the movie, "Toy Story", human characters in the movie are not aware that the toys speak and move but the audience is. Which type of irony is represented in this situation?

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• none of the above

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5