Kinds of Irony

Sarcasm

"I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception." - Groucho Marx

Situational Irony

An ambulance driver goes to a night time bike accident scene and runs over the accident victim because the victim crawled to the center of the road with his/her bike.

Dramatic Irony

He won the lottery, but his family knew he was very ill, and he died the next day.

Dramatic Irony

Peter plans the murder of Cheryl while he seems loyal to her. Cheryl does not know of Peter's plans, but Peter's brother does know.

Sarcasm

Verbal irony with a mean connotation.

Irony

When reasonable expectations are not met or the opposite result occurs, resulting in humor or frustration.

Dramatic Irony

a situation in which the audience knows something about present or future circumstances that the character does not know

Situational Irony

contradiction of expectation between what might be expected and what actually occurs, often connected to a fantastic or pessimistic view of life