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Verbal irony
occurs when
someone says one
thing, but means
the opposite.
(Sarcasm)
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Dramatic irony is when
the audience knows
more than the
characters.
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Situational irony
occurs when the
outcome of a
situation is the
opposite of what is
expected.
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Your boyfriend shows
up for a date in ripped
jeans and a stained tshirt. With a smirk, you
say, “Oh, thanks for
dressing up for our
date.”
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Verbal Irony
You’re watching a horror movie that has a
killer on the loose. You and the rest of the
audience know that the teenagers should
not go walking in the woods because the
killer is lurking in the shadows. They think it
will be fun and head into the woods.
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Dramatic Irony
A young man lies and breaks a date with his
steady girlfriend so that he can go to the
movies with a new girl (cheater). When he
goes to buy a snack, he runs into his steady
girlfriend who is with another guy.
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Situational Irony
Tim’s parents are proud of the “A” he got
on the test, but we know he cheated.
Alex writes a
love poem to
Judy but we
know that Judy
loves Devin.
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Dramatic Irony
Something that is ironic is unexpected.
If unexpected by a character, it’s
dramatic.
 If unexpected by everyone, it’s
situational.
 If it’s sarcasm, it’s verbal.
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ny-examples-247074