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What are the three types of irony?
What are verbal, situational, and dramatic?
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In "The Lion King", Simba is upset because he believes that he caused his father's death. He is unaware that Scar killed Mufasa.
What is dramatic irony?
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"I heard you found out that he's doing to you what you did to me. Ain't that the way it goes?"
What is situational irony?
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On Pretty Little Liars, the audience gets to see conversations between characters that the main characters don't see.
What is dramatic irony?
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If Tom Brady didn't watch football.
What is situational irony?
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When an audience perceives something that a character does not know.
What is dramatic irony?
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In the movie "Beauty and the Beast", Belle refuses to marry Gaston by saying "I just don't deserve you!".
What is verbal irony?
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"You say I'm crazy cause you don't think I know what you've done, but when you call me baby I know I'm not the only one"
What is dramatic irony?
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Peter: "Boy Quagmire, I’m really sorry they fired ya. I feel like this is partially my fault." Quagmire: "No Peter, it’s perfectly normal to siphon jet fuel from an active runway with the intention of flying a pickup truck."
What is verbal irony?
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If Tom Brady said "The Patriots" are the weakest team in the NFL."
What is verbal irony?
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The difference between verbal and situational irony.
What is Verbal - to say one thing, and mean another. Situational - when the outcome of something is very different of what was expected.
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In the movie "Titanic", the audience knows that the ship is going to sink, but the passengers on the ship do not.
What is dramatic irony?
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"I'm really gonna miss you picking fights and me falling for it screaming that I'm right and you would hide away and find your peace of mind with some indie record that's much cooler than mine"
What is verbal irony?
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In "Saved by the Bell" Zach Morris narrates the show. He is aware of what will happen unlike the other characters.
What is dramatic irony?
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The baseball player, who is taking steroids, is cheating by taking steroids before games. No one knows that he is taking steroids and he leads his team to a winning game.
What is dramatic irony?
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This type of irony is often similar to a sarcastic response.
What is verbal irony?
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Aladdin believed that Jasmine would be fascinated with all of his riches, but is shocked to find that she is repulsed by him.
What is situational irony?
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"My head's underwater, but I'm breathing fine."
What is situational irony?
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On "Friends", Ross' wife has just divorced him. He explains to his friends that he "just wants to be married again." Then, a girl walks in the building wearing a wedding dress.
What is situational irony?
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A family buys baseball tickets and sits in the section furthest away from the field to avoid baseballs flying in their direction. After the game starts, a player hits the ball and hits it near the family.
What is situational irony?
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As the teacher told the students that it is impossible for a dog to walk on two legs. All of the sudden a dog walk in on two legs.
What is situational irony?
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In "Shrek", Donkey asks Shrek if he can stay with him. Shrek replies "Of course!" when he doesn't actually want Donkey to stay.
What is verbal irony?
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"Just going to stand there and hear me cry, but that's alright because I love the way you lie."
What is verbal irony?
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SpongeBob: "Hey Squidword, I've got an idea. How about you come and get the crabby patty?" Squidword: "Gee, SpongeBob. That's a great idea! Maybe I should also cook the patties, and do the dishes, and wear square pants, and live in a pineapple."
What is verbal irony?
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During a baseball game, a member of the audience and a Yankees baseball player reach out to catch the same baseball that has just been hit. The audience member catches the ball even though he is a Yankees fan.
What is situational irony?