In Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, we know that the old woman bringing the apple is the wicked queen who wants to kill Snow White, but she does not. She purchases the apple, takes a bite, and falls.

In the Gift of the Magi, the wife cuts her long hair and sells it to have the money to buy her husband a pocket watch chain. He sells his watch to buy her a hair accessory, leaving both with a useless gift, which was not what they expected for their efforts.

In Macbeth, King Duncan says that he trusts Macbeth ("he was a gentleman on whom I built an absolute trust), but the audience knows that Macbeth is plotting to kill Duncan.

In Beauty and the Beast, an animated Disney movie, Belle refuses to marry Gaston by saying "I just don't deserve you!"

A student who goes to the restroom every day during class asks the teacher if he can go. Her response is "Sure, it's not like we do anything important in this class."

In Story of an Hour, when a wife hears of her husband's death she begins to imagine a life of freedom without him, but he suddenly returns home alive and well. This is so unexpected that she drops dead of shock in a twist that surprises both the characters and the reader.

In the movie Annie, the orphans say, "We love you Ms. Hannigan," to their guardian who is mean to them.

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare - "O my love, my wife! Death, that hath sucked the honey of thy breath, Hath had no power yet upon thy beauty." Romeo finds Juliet drugged and assumes she is dead. He kills himself but then she awakens, sees that he is dead and kills herself. This is ironic because both lovers killed themselves over a mistaken assumption, leading to a tragic outcome instead of the happy ending the lovers expected.

When the audience knows more than the character

Saying one thing but meaning the opposite

When the opposite of what we expect occurs

A pilot is afraid of heights.

The Titanic, the most indestructible ship on the ocean, hits an iceberg and sinks.

What example of irony can be found in this picture?

A marriage counselor gets divorced.

This chair looks SO relaxing!

Poor Steve was feeling down because none of his friends wished him a happy birthday at school that day. On his way home from school, he got a call from his mom telling him to stop at the neighbor's to pick up a package that was accidentally delivered to the wrong house. When Steve arrived and rang the bell, all of his friends and family jumped out from behind the furniture and yelled, "Surprise! Happy Birthday!" This is an example of what type of irony?