A fire station burning down is an example of this type of irony
What is situational irony?
Martin Luther King Jr. "I Have a Dream" speech
is this an example of repetition?
When the audience knows a characters fate, but the character is unaware
What is dramatic Irony?
Is this repetition?
Saying, oh, wonderful! after spilling coffee all over your laptop
What is verbal Irony?
Henry's "The Gift of the Magi," where a wife sells her beautiful long hair to buy a chain for her husband's prized watch, while he simultaneously sells his watch to buy combs for her hair
What is Situational Irony
Throughout the series, Harry is on a quest to destroy Voldemort's Horcruxes to eventually kill him. The ultimate twist (known to the reader just before the final confrontation) is that Harry himself is an unwitting, seventh Horcrux, and must willingly sacrifice himself for Voldemort to be vulnerable
What is dramatic irony