Dramatic Irony

What do you think these two genres have in common? Take a guess. 

How many types of irony are there?

• 1

• 2

• 3

What is the difference between situational and verbal irony? 

Who knows more than the characters in dramatic irony?

• the audience

• the actors

• the narrator

• your mom

What is dramatic irony?

• Dramatic Irony is when the characters know something that the readers or audience don't know yet.

• Dramatic irony is when the readers or audience know something that the characters do not know yet.

When we, the audience, know something the characters do not yet know, it builds...

• tension and suspense

• loneliness and isolation

• a bridge between authors and readers

Dramatic irony is only used in scary movies or books.

• True

• False

Review: In your own words, what is dramatic irony?