three types of irony : facts and examples

Situational Irony #1

Me and my friends ate BBQ instead of doing our h.w, and the next day the teacher said whoever turns in their h.w gets BBQ.

Verbal Irony #3

Mother comes into the TV room and discovers her 11-year-old watching South Park instead of doing his homework, as he was set to a dozen minutes ago. Pointing to the screen she says, "Don't let me tempt you from your duties, kiddo, but when you're finished with your serious studies there, maybe we could take some time out for recreation and do a little math."

fact #4 Verbal Irony

Sarcasm does not necessarily involve irony and irony has often no touch of sarcasm.

fact #3 Situational Irony

Situational irony, is most broadly defined as a situation where the outcome is incongruous with what was expected, but it is also more generally understood as a situation that includes contradictions or sharp contrasts

Verbal Irony #5

Someone tells us of an occasion on which he told an off-color joke about a grandmother and then realized to his surprise that his own grandmother, a prim and proper lady, happened to be standing right behind him. "I literally died," he says

Verbal Irony #4

"My, you've certainly made a mess of things!" could be said in congratulations to someone who's just graduated summa cum laude, or to a hostess who presents a spectacular dish prepared with obvious care and skill.

Situational Irony #5

A man branches from the main road to avoid being hit by a speeding car and is suddenly hit by a truck!

Situational #4

A woman has been saving painfully to buy a golden watch. Just hours after buying the watch, her daughter arrives home with the same watch as a gift for her!

fact #5 Dramatic Irony

An example of tragic irony is when a character orders poisoned food that is supposed to kill him or her and the audience already knows that the character is destined to die from food poisoning.

Situational Irony #2

Anti gravity boy finds that his superpowers are useless against Mole Mouth, whose evil deeds are performed entirely underground.

Dramatic Irony #1

At the end of the movie, the professor throws away an old film reel. He never learns that it contained the only recorded footage of historical event he had been studying.

Verbal Irony #2

Dad is finally out of patience with picking up after his son, who can't seem to be trained to put his dirty clothes in the hamper instead of letting them drop wherever he happens to be when he takes them off. "Would Milord please let me know when it pleases him to have his humble servant pick up after him?"

fact #5 Situational Irony

For situation irony to occur there has to be something that leads a person to think that a particular event or situation is unlikely happen.

Situational Irony #3

If two couples who are known to have irreconcilable differences move to court to conclude their divorce, people would expect nothing less. If by a twist the couples suddenly discover a bond of love during court proceedings and decide to remarry instead, that would be called situational irony.

Dramatic Irony #4

In Merchant of Venice, the reader is aware that Lancelot is cheating his father openly; in Tempest, Prospero and the reader are aware of the presence of Gonzalo on the Island but Miranda does not.

Dramatic Irony #5

In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo finds Juliet in deep and drugged slumber, assumes her dead, kills himself ignorantly before Juliet wakes up, discovers her dead lover and kills herself.

Dramatic Irony #2

In a scary movie, the character walks into a house and the audience knows the killer is in the house.

fact #2 Situational Irony

In certain kinds of situational or historical irony, a factual truth is highlighted by some person's complete ignorance of it or his belief in its opposite.

fact #3 Verbal Irony

Ironic similes are a form of verbal irony where a speaker intends to communicate the opposite of what they mean.

fact #2 Dramatic Irony

It occurs when the audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not aware of.

fact #4 Dramatic Irony

The audience already knew the fate of the characters before they watched the play.

fact #5 Verbal Irony

This distinction illustrates an important aspect of verbal irony—speakers communicate implied propositions that are intentionally contradictory to the propositions contained in the words themselves.

fact #1 Situational Irony

This is a relatively modern use of the term, and describes a sharp discrepancy between the expected result and actual results in a certain situation.

fact #1 Dramatic Irony

This type of irony is popular in works of art such as movies, books, poems and plays.

Dramatic Irony #3

Two people are engaged to be married but the audience knows that the man is planning to run away with another woman.

fact #1 Verbal Irony

Verbal irony is a statement in which the meaning that a speaker employs is sharply different from the meaning that is ostensibly expressed

fact #2 Verbal Irony

Verbal irony is distinguished from situational irony and dramatic irony in that it is produced intentionally by speakers. For instance, if a man exclaims, "I'm not upset!" but reveals an upset emotional state through his voice

Verbal Irony #1

We visit our friend in the hospital. We know from his wife that the prognosis is bad, and also that our friend has been informed of his condition. When we enter, we ask him how he's feeling. "Well," he says, "I have been better."

fact #4 Situational Irony

ituation irony occurs when the exact opposite of what is meant to happen, happens

fact #3 Dramatic Irony

ragic irony was common in plays that depicted the lives of legends in ancient Greece.