Irony

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Irony
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Situational Irony

• a contrast between what is expected in a
  situation and what actually happens
• The firehouse burns down.
• After successfully going over Niagara Falls in a
  barrel, the stunt man goes home, takes a shower,
  slips on the soap, and breaks his leg. 

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Verbal Irony

• a contrast between what a character says and what
  he/she means
• Sarcasm
• Oxymoron

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Dramatic Irony

• a situation in which the audience knows something
  that one of the characters does not know