Irony

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Irony

• 3 Kinds of Irony

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What is Irony?

• Irony is about expectations.
• Irony the opposite of what is expected.
• 3 kinds of irony
• Verbal
• Dramatic
• Situational

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Verbal Irony

• A character says one thing but means the opposite
• Also called sarcasm or being sarcastic.
• Examples
• The locker room smells really good.
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Dramatic Irony

• When the reader understands more about the
  events of a story than a character.
• You know something that a character doesnt.
• Example
• Tims 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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Situational Irony

• When what actually happens is the opposite of
  what is expected.
• Something about the situation is completely
  unexpected.
• Example
• Example A person who claims to be a vegan and
  avoids meat but will eat a slice of pepperoni
  pizza because they are hungry. ...
• Example A man who is a traffic cop gets his
  license suspended for unpaid parking tickets

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Situational Irony

• ONLY IN AMERICA
• do banks leave vault doors open and then chain
  the pens to the counters.
• do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in
  the driveway and put our useless junk in the
  garage.
• do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to
  the back of the store to get their prescriptions
  while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the
  front counter.

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Roadside Ironies
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Examples of Irony
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More Examples of Irony
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MORE SITUATIONAL IRONIES

• DO YOU EVER WONDER...
• WHY the time of day with the slowest traffic is
  called rush hour?
• WHY they sterilize the needle for lethal
  injections?
• WHY if flying is so safe, airports are called
  terminals?
• WHY sheep dont shrink when it rains?

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Review

• Something that is ironic is unexpected.
• If unexpected by a character, its dramatic.
• If unexpected by everyone, its situational.
• If its sarcasm, its verbal.

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