Flocabulary: Irony

Irony is a literary ________ authors use to keep readers engaged.

• genre

• device

• symbol

• element

When an author employs situational irony, the opposite of what would normally be ________ occurs.

• stated

• expected

• explained

• described

Which of the following is an example of situational irony?

• a child eating a lollipop

• 
  a vegetarian eating tomatoes

• a doctor prescribing medicine

• 
  a 90-year-old driving a motorcycle

Which of the following best describes verbal irony?

• when a twist ending of a story involves character dialogue

• when the result of an event contradicts the expected outcome

• 
  when the audience knows something the main character does not

• when words are used to mean the opposite of their literal meaning

Which of the following can irony help create in a text?

• humor

• tension

• suspense

• all of the these

True or False: Dramatic irony is only found in plays.

• True

• False

When an author employs dramatic irony, the audience has

• become part of the plot.

• 
  less information than the characters have.

• 
  the same information the characters have.

• 
  more information than the characters have.

As the waiter collected Cezar’s empty plate, Cezar smiled and said, “I hated it.” Which type of irony is this?

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• none of these

A fire takes place at the local fire station. Which type of irony is this?

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• none of these

In a horror movie, the audience sees a monster enter the house while a family quietly eats dinner. Which type of irony is this?

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• none of these