Irony is when what occurs is unexpected or different than what was anticipated. There are three types of irony - verbal, situational, and dramatic. Verbal irony occurs when a statement means the opposite of its literal meaning, while situational irony involves a situation turning out differently than expected. Dramatic irony exists when the audience knows something a character in the story does not know.
Irony is when what occurs is unexpected or different than what was anticipated. There are three types of irony - verbal, situational, and dramatic. Verbal irony occurs when a statement means the opposite of its literal meaning, while situational irony involves a situation turning out differently than expected. Dramatic irony exists when the audience knows something a character in the story does not know.
Irony is when what occurs is unexpected or different than what was anticipated. There are three types of irony - verbal, situational, and dramatic. Verbal irony occurs when a statement means the opposite of its literal meaning, while situational irony involves a situation turning out differently than expected. Dramatic irony exists when the audience knows something a character in the story does not know.
expected. • Irony can be in the form of action or words. • Adds suspense
• Can contribute to the moral of
the story • Verbal • Situational • Dramatic When someone says one thing but really means the opposite. Usually the speaker is being sarcastic. Telling a quiet group, “Don’t everybody speak all at once.” Awesome! Another test! Your teacher: “I just love when students don’t do their homework!” • When a situation turns out to be the opposite of what you thought it would be. The principal’s daughter is a high school drop out. The dog trainer’s dog bites him. A fire station that burns down. A t-shirt with a “Buy American” logo that is made in China. Bill Gates uses an Apple computer. When the reader knows what is going to happen before a character does. Keeps the readers or audience on the edge of their seats because they know something is going to happen, they just don’t know when or how. 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). In Snow White, the audience knows the apple is poisoned, but Snow White does not. In Beauty and the Beast, the audience knows from the beginning that the beast is a prince, but Belle does not. We’re almost there. I just felt a drop of rain. Irony is unexpected. • Irony is the opposite of what is expected. • Irony can be in the form of action or words. There are three types of irony: Verbal Situational Dramatic