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Occurs when there is a contrast between what would seem ... reader knows something that a character in a play or story does not know. Example: Romeo and Juliet ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Irony


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Irony
  • A contrast between expectation and reality.

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Situational Irony
  • Occurs when there is a contrast between what
    would seem appropriate and what really
    happens.When there is a contradiction between
    what we expect to happen and what really happens.
  • Example The Necklace

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Verbal Irony
  • In verbal irony a writer or speaker says one
    thing but really means another.
  • Example Cask of Amontillado

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Dramatic Irony
  • When the audience or reader knows something that
    a character in a play or story does not know.
  • Example Romeo and Juliet
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