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IronyIrony

Irony is when there is a difference between what is expected or seems appropriate and what actually happens.

Jeff is a professional volleyball player, but he lost in a game against his little sister and her friends.

In stories, we find three kinds of irony.

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• Verbal irony occurs when someone says one thing but means the opposite.

• Situational Irony occurs when an event is not just surprising, but actually contrary to what we expected.

• Dramatic Irony occurs when the audience or the reader knows something important that the character does not know.

Verbal Irony

“I might have a book or two in here,” the librarian told Jake when he asked her if she had any books.

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The dentist was surprised to find a cavity when she examined her own dental X-rays.

SituationalIrony

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DramaticIrony

Kelly is heartbroken that she never received a response to her poetry submission.

Readers know that the acceptance letter was lost in the mail and that Kelly’s poem will be published.

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A. “Oh, sir,” she says, “are you sure you want to part with this

precious gem?”

B. “Oh, sir,” she says, “do you really expect me to buy this piece of

junk?”

Michelle answers an advertisement for a “like new” used Subaru. When she sees the car, she notices that it is rusty and dented, the front bumper is missing, and the engine will barely start.

Michelle answers an advertisement for a “like new” used Subaru. When she sees the car, she notices that it is rusty and dented, the front bumper is missing, and the engine will barely start.

A

Which response would be Which response would be verbal ironyverbal irony??

Dr. Leonard is a pet psychologist and published a book called How to Get Unruly Dogs to Behave.

Dr. Leonard is a pet psychologist and published a book called How to Get Unruly Dogs to Behave.

B. Dr. Leonard comes home to find that her two dogs have chewed a hole in her couch.

A. Dr. Leonard gets an offer to host a television show about pets.

B

Which response would be Which response would be situational ironysituational irony??

A. The audience realizes that the woman is the criminal he has been looking for, but the

detective does not.

B. The woman confesses her guilt to the detective during their date.

In a crime show, a detective is investigating a crime when he encounters an attractive young woman and asks her out on a date.

In a crime show, a detective is investigating a crime when he encounters an attractive young woman and asks her out on a date.

Which response would be Which response would be dramaticdramatic ironyirony??

A

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