Irony, Sarcasm, Paradox
Sample of 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.
Sample of a Paradox
Freedom is slavery.
Sample of Dramatic Irony
He won the lottery, but his family knew he was very ill, and he died the next day.
Sample of Sarcasm
Promises are like the wind, "Puff," they are gone.
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.
Sample of Dramatic Irony
It's meeting the man of your dreams, then meeting his beautiful wife.
Sample of Sarcasm
It's like rain on your wedding day.
Sample of Situational Irony
Don't go near the stove until you have learned to cook.
Sample of a Paradox
Definition of Irony
a contrast between appearance and reality
Definition of Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance
Definition of Simile
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared using "like or as."
Definition of Dramatic Irony
a situation in which the audience knows something about present or future circumstances that the character does not know
Definition of Situational Irony
contradiction of expectation between what might be expected and what actually occurs, often connected to a fantastic or pessimistic view of life
Definition of Paradox
the joining of opposing ideas, contradictory or incompatible elements; seems like a contraction, but upon closer inspection, it makes sense or might be true
Definition of Sarcasm
witty language used to express scorn or disapproval; a contradiction of expectation between what is said and what is meant; verbal irony
