Overview
The definition of Irony?
When the opposite of what is expected happens.
The definition of Verbal Irony.
When someone is intentionally saying the opposite of what they mean.
The definition of situational Irony
When the opposite of what we expect to happen, happens.
The definition of Dramatic Irony.
When the audience knows something a character doesn't.
In Jaws, a kid is swimming and isn't aware of what's lurking beneath the water.
Dramatic Irony.
The 3 main types of Irony?
The overstatement subtype of Verbal Irony can also be considered this other type of figurative language.
Hyperbole.
Situational Irony is the ____________________ type of Irony.
Most common.
The only subtype of dramatic irony and it's only slight difference from dramatic irony itself.
Tragic irony - dramatic irony with a tragic outcome or consequence.
(Ex. Romeo and Juliet)
A teacher speaks about a student who has failed their grade 2 times already:
"They seem to be...struggling quite a bit."
Verbal - understatement.
What Irony is commonly confused with.
Coincidence or bad luck.
What Verbal Irony is NOT, and what it's commonly confused with.
A character in Titanic saying the Titanic can't be sunk is an example of this subcategory of Situational Irony.
Historical irony.
A character in Titanic leaning over the railing saying "It's so beautiful I could die." This is how this statement is ironic.
The character doesn't know the ship is going to sink and they'll die, but we do.
An animal abuser is mauled by a stray mutt.
What is situational irony - poetic justice?
This is what "feigning ignorance" means.
Faking a lack of intelligence/knowledge.
This is an example of a subtype of Verbal Irony:
When looking at a disorganized group, someone says: "wow, they're really on top of things."
Sarcasm.
A character not picking up hints that their date likes them is this subtype of situational irony.
Structural irony.
Give an example of tragic Irony.
?
"I would give anything to ride that rollercoaster again."
Verbal - overstatement.
The actions that the Greek character archetype "Eirons" did to inspire Irony.
Outsmarting their opponents/enemies by faking a lack of intelligence and knowledge.
The definition of Socratic Irony.
Pretending to be ignorant to outsmart others.
A man is murdered, then his son grows up to take revenge on his father's murderer. Type of situational irony?
Poetic Justice
Dramatic irony is very close to being the same thing as this subtype of situational irony.
Historical irony.
Video: The Mist ending. Type of irony?
Cosmic irony