Irony in Literature

Which movie is used as an example of dramatic irony?

• The Sixth Sense

• Shrek

• Romeo and Juliet

• The Matrix

What is verbal irony?

• When a speaker says one thing but means another

• When the audience knows something the characters do not

• When there is a difference between what is expected and what actually happens

• When irony is used in the setting

In the example from The Sixth Sense, what is the situational irony?

• The boy can see dead people

• Dr. Crowe is actually dead

• The boy is a ghost

• The setting is a hospital

Which film is used as an example of situational irony?

• Romeo and Juliet

• Shrek

• The Sixth Sense

• The Matrix

Which character in Shrek often uses verbal irony?

• Shrek

• Fiona

• Donkey

• Lord Farquaad

Which irony is most strongly represented in the story?

• Mrs. Mallard believes her health is fine but she needs her sister's help to walk around her home.

• Mrs. Mallard receives news from her friend that her husband has died but her friend is mistaken.

• Mrs. Mallard feels oppressed by the sadness of her sister and friend but they are relieved she will be liberated.

• Mrs. Mallard's doctors believe she has died from a shock of happiness but Mrs. Mallard has died from disappointment.

What is an example of situational irony from the passage?

• Mrs. Mallard's wish for a long life

• Brently Mallard coming home alive

• Josephine's piercing cry

• Richards's motion to shield Brently Mallard

Where the true meaning behind a statement is intentionally quite the opposite of its literal meaning.

• pun

• hyperbole

• irony

• simile

The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning; incongruity or disconnect between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result

• Foreshadowing

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Irony

Which of the following is an example of dramatic irony in literature?

• A) A character is unaware of a situation known to the audience

• B) A character makes a pun

• C) A character uses a metaphor

• D) A character tells a joke