WHAT IS IRONY There are three different types

What is VERBAL IRONY? • This is a type of sarcasm. • A person

IRONY OF SITUATION • This is the type of irony most often found in

EXAMPLES OF IRONY • Example: The fire house burns down while the firemen are

EXAMPLE OF IRONY • This sign was found in front of a school. •

What is ironic about the word hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

DRAMATIC IRONY • This type of irony is often used in plays, movies, and

EXAMPLES OF DRAMATIC IRONY • As we are watching a movie, we know that

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WHAT IS IRONY? There are three different types of irony.

What is VERBAL IRONY? • This is a type of sarcasm. • A person says the opposite of what he or she really means. • Example: “This is just the perfect ending to this day. ” • You say this on a day when everything is going wrong.

IRONY OF SITUATION • This is the type of irony most often found in stories. • It is also the type of irony that happens often in real life. • Something happens that is the opposite of what you are expecting.

EXAMPLES OF IRONY • Example: The fire house burns down while the firemen are out somewhere else fighting a fire. • In the story “Charles, ” Laurie’s mother finds out that there is no Charles in the classroom, and Laurie has been causing all the problems.

EXAMPLE OF IRONY • This sign was found in front of a school. • What is ironic about this sign?

What is ironic about this sign?

What is ironic about this picture?

What is ironic about the word hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia?

DRAMATIC IRONY • This type of irony is often used in plays, movies, and TV programs. • The audience or reader knows something that a character does not know.

EXAMPLES OF DRAMATIC IRONY • As we are watching a movie, we know that the murderer is hiding inside the house. • As your friend is telling you how upset she is that no one is doing anything special for her birthday, you know that there is going to be a surprise party for her on Saturday night.