Incredible Irony
Define 'irony'
Expecting one thing, but experiencing the opposite
I've been to the dentist many times so I know the drill.
Dentists use a drill, 'knowing the drill' means to understand some procedure
A fire station burns down...
Situational Irony
Central idea is also called...
Main idea
Harrison Ford plays this character who wears a famous fedora hat...
Indiana Jones
What is 'verbal irony'?
A boiled egg every morning is hard to beat.
You can beat an egg.
Dramatic Irony
What is the 'topic' of a non-fiction passage?
A one-word/short phrase summarizing the primary aspect of the passage
Who is the purple guy in the McDonald's commercials?
Grimace
What is 'dramatic irony'?
Knowing something about the story that a character does not know
Always trust a glue salesman. They tend to stick to their word.
Glue is sticky, if someone keeps their word you can trust them.
You wake up to find your car covered in ice, and you're running late from work, so you say "Oh, boy!"
Verbal Irony
What else is needed, besides a topic, to find the central idea?
Whatever the author says about the topic
They won the recent college football tournament
Alabama
What is situational irony?
A situation where you expect one thing, but then the opposite happens
I thought Santa was going to be late, but he arrived in the Nick of time.
Santa's 'other name' is St. Nick.
Romeo and Juliet features a classic example of...
Dramatic Irony
Name three places where the central idea can be found (not the title)
Beginning, end, embedded throughout
This is the most famous arena in America, located in NYC
Madison Square Garden
T/F: A coincidence is always ironic
False
Reading while sunbathing makes you well red.
Well 'read', sunbathing may turn your skin red.
Authors do not often ____ state the central idea. You have to infer it from the text...
Explicitly
This popular American candy bar has had over 300 flavor varieties in Japan.
Kit-Kat