types of irony

dramatic irony examples

"Tim's parents are proud if the "A" he got on the test, but we know he cheated." and "Alex writes a love poem to Judy, but we know that Judy loves Devin."

verbal irony examples

"the locker room smells really good!" and "awesome! another homework packet!"

situational irony example

"three days after the liberation of Buchenwald, I became very ill with food poisoning. I was transferred to the hospital and spent two weeks between life and death.

verbal

If it's sarcasm, it's __________.

verbal irony

a character says one thing but means the opposite; also called sarcasm or being sarcastic

situational

if something is unexpected by everyone, it's __________.

dramatic

if unexpected by a character, it's __________.

ironic

something that is ________ is unexpected.

dramatic irony

when the reader understands more about the events of a story than a character; when you know something that a character doesn't

situational irony

when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected by a character AND reader/audience; something about the situation is completely unexpected