Types of Irony

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Types of Irony

• 8th Grade Language Arts

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Isnt it ironicdont ya think?

• There are four different types of literary irony.
• The term ironic is often misused in everyday
  language. Read on and violate no longer!

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The Three Types of Irony

• Situational Irony An event of outcome of events
  opposite to what was or might naturally have been
  expected.
• For exampleWhen John Hinckley attempted to
  assassinate President Ronald Reagan, all of his
  shots initially missed the President however a
  bullet ricocheted off the bullet-proof windows of
  the Presidential limousine and struck Reagan in
  the chest. Thus, the windows made to protect the
  President from gunfire were partially responsible
  for his being shot.

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Dramatic Irony

• This is when one of the characters is unaware of
  important information that the audience is made
  aware of.
• For example In Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet
  Romeo believes Juliet to be dead when she is
  merely asleep. This turns into tragic irony when
  he decides to end his life to be with her.

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Verbal Irony

• The speaker or writer of verbal irony says one
  thing while INTENDING the reader to get a
  different meaning.
• For example, when using Sarcasm, the speaker says
  one thing but his tone implies another meaning.

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How is this ironic?
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And this?
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