Types of irony
Sarcasm.
What is verbal irony?
A fire station ____.
What is catching fire?
The irony of American “football”.
The sport is played with your hands.
Irony about a mother.
An ironic situation with a mother.
“This is the third time we have bumped into each other today! Isn’t that ironic?”
What is coincidence.
When the reader knows more than the character.
What is dramatic irony?
A soccer player not owning a ___.
What is Soccer ball?
In OOMM Melody has a disability ,but we know she is secretly smart
Dramatic
Irony about a man who likes to drive trucks.
He actually drives a sedan.
“My wife is a flight attendant, but she is scared of heights! How ironic!”
What is irony.
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected.
What is situational irony?
A super model who hates being ___.
What is photographed?
What book is the most shoplifted in America? (Think about morality).
The Bible.
Irony about a doctor.
The doctor doesn’t take care of himself, the doctor never goes to the doctor, etc.
“Wow! We share the same birthday! How ironic!”
What is coincidence.
A mother stating after seeing her son’s messy room, “Wow! This room is so clean!”
What is verbal irony?
An owner of a bakery who hates eating ___.
What is deserts?
What is the irony in the movie Avengers Infinity war
The war lasted only 1 day.
Irony about a librarian.
They do not like reading, they don’t own any books, etc.
“It must have been fate that I ended up moving to Italy even though I never expressed wanting to move there.”
What is coincidence?
A cat lover being allergic to cats.
What is situational irony?
Someone with a fear of water going to ___.
What is a water park, Beach, Pool
In the wizard of oz the main character serches the entire movie for a way home when she had it the whole time.
situational
A friend that knows a secret
A story about a friend who has more knowledge then they let on.
“Singing in front of a bunch of random strangers helped me get over my stage fright.”
What is irony?