Irony

Situational Irony

Dog chasing cat vs. cat chasing dog.

In "Toy Story" Buzz Lightyear believes he is a real space ranger, while we know he is just a toy.

Dramatic irony

Verbal Irony

I just love going to the dentist to get my cavities filled.

Burger King runs out of cheeseburgers.

Situational Irony

Verbal Irony

That was a clear as mud.

Situational Irony

The "Caution Wet Floor Sign" slips on the wet floor.

Situational Irony

The men are taking an escalator up to the fitness center.

Situational Irony

The super-smart student, can't figure out why the door won't open.

Verbal Irony

The waitress asks, "How was dessert?" You say, "terrible!" (while all that is left on the plate is crumbs)

Dramatic Irony

There is a serial-killer/scary man in the house. The people watching the movie know this, but the party of cheerleaders in the movie don't, so they walk inside the house and are doomed!

You say, "Thanks so much for the ticket, officer!" when you were only going 1 mile over the speed limit.

Verbal irony

Verbal Irony

When a person says the opposite of what they mean.

Situational Irony

When the opposite of what is supposed to happen, happens.

Dramatic Irony

When the reader or audience knows something the characters don't.

A wife believes her husband is loving and faithful, but the audience just saw him in the previous scene on a date with another woman.

dramatic irony

Simba runs away from home because he believes he caused the death of his father, Mufasa. However, the audience knows that Scar threw Mufasa to his death and Simba is innocent.

dramatic irony

A pilot who has a fear of heights.

situational irony

A whale biologist and trainer, who has devoted his entire life to caring for and learning about whales, actually hates whales.

situational irony