What is situational irony?

An employee works diligently at their job every day and gets a raise in pay.

Sarah, who is friendly to everyone and avoids gossip, is voted "Most Likable Person."

Determine the type of irony being used in this photograph.

Girl in a horror film hides in a closet where the killer just went (the audience knows the killer is there, but she does not).

Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move, but the audience is aware

When the audience understands something that a character does not know, this is:

Situational irony is when

Dramatic irony is when

What is verbal irony?

A pilot with a fear of heights

What kind of irony is this?

A marriage counselor filed for divorce

In horror movies, the audience is aware that there is a killer in the house, but the character does not and they proceed to enter

A man looked out of the window to see the storm intensify. He turned to his friend and said “wonderful weather we’re having!”

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A couple's counselor who has been divorced six times.

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"Wow. Hilarious." in response to a really terrible joke.

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In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the reader knows that the potion Juliet has taken was only a sleeping potion and that she isn't dead. Romeo does not know this.

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A vegetarian who works for a meat-packing plant.

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A student fails a test and says, "Oh my dad is really going to love this."

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Bill Gates enters a raffle and win a brand new computer.

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An Olympic swimmer drowns in his bathtub.

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A teacher pairs up John with Scott to work on a project. Scott, who does not like John, says, "I was hoping he'd be paired up with me."

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A student trips and falls in the hallway. Her books go all over the place. She gets up and says. "This is just perfect."

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Devon is playing a video game instead of studying for his biology test. His mother says, "when you are done with this very important task, make sure you take a look at your biology notes."

What form of irony is demonstrated in this image?

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 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.

Keira was excited to leave school for the weekend to relax when her teacher gave them a homework packet. "Awesome," she said, "this is exactly what I wanted."

In the movie Psycho, a murderer approaches a woman who is taking a shower. She does not hear or see the man, but the camera focuses on him through the shower curtain, creating suspense.

In The Crucible, Elizabeth lies to protect her husband in court, not knowing that her husband has already made a confession in an earlier scene in the play.

The story "Once Upon a Time" tells about a family who wants to protect themselves from the dangers of the outside world. They build a large wall with barbed wire. Their son is curious and tries to climb the wall but gets caught in the barbs and dies.

After falling off of her bike and breaking her leg, Sandra has to wear a large cast. Fed up with people asking her if the accident hurt, she starts telling them, "no, it felt great."

You'll love hanging out with my sister. She's as friendly as a rattlesnake.

In a movie, a man tells a woman that he loves her and wants to marry her. The audience knows the man is already married and is planning to move away the next day.

In a play, a character who thinks she is alone in a room begins to sing along very loudly with the music in her headphones. The audience knows that her friends are in the next room and can hear her.

Julia arrived late to meet Carey for lunch. "I'm sorry," said Julia. "Were you waiting long?" - Carey replied, "Oh, not that long. I had time to finish reading my book, write thank you letters for all of my birthday presents, and memorized a poem. Not long at all!"

A fire station burns down.

The captain of a cruise ship gets seasick!

Jimmy tells his mom that he is late getting home from school because he stayed to help a classmate with a project. Jimmy's mom has already received a phone call from the school and knows that he is late because he had detention.

A ski area closes because of heavy snowfall.