Irony

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

• repetition

• sarcasm

• ironic twist

• dramatic effect

Microsoft's new Chief Executive Officer completes all of her work on an Apple Computer

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

In Star Wars, the audience knows that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father, but Luke doesn’t learn this until Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

In The Truman Show, a 1998 movie starring Jim Carrey, the main character doesn’t realize he’s living inside a TV show, but everyone else around him, including the audience, knows the truth.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

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

A police station was robbed.

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

Before their televised debate began, one politician sneered, “Good luck,” as her opponent crossed in front of her, walking toward the stage.

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Situational 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

Select the three types of irony from the list below.

• verbal

• momentous

• sarcastic

• dramatic

• situational

What is VERBAL 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.