• Irony is the opposite of what is

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