Irony and Ambiguity?

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Irony and Ambiguity?

• Surprises, Twists, and Mysteries

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1. Irony

• Meaning When the audience expects something to
  happen and the opposite occurs.
• There are three types of Irony.
• Verbal Irony
• Situational Irony
• Dramatic Irony

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• Examples
• If a mayor was elected because people thought
  that he was honest and he gets caught stealing,
  it would be ironic.
• If a floored boxer lifts his head from the ground
  and says, I think Ive got him worried.

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2. Verbal Irony

• Meaning Verbal Irony is used when someone says
  one thing but means the opposite.
• Example
• The big bad wolf tells the three little pigs, I
  would love to have you over for dinner.

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3. Situational Irony

• Meaning An event that is not just surprising,
  but actually contrary to what the reader or
  audience should expect

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4. Dramatic Irony

• Meaning When the audience or reader knows what
  will happen to a character, but that character
  does not

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5. Ambiguity

• Meaning when there are several different
  meanings or possible outcomes to an event in a
  story

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Review

• Rick wants his coworker Ginas job. Gina
  happily unloads her work on Rick. Is Gina
  overworked or lazy?
• (ambiguity)
• After Rick leaves Ginas office with a stack of
  work, Gina makes a phone call to a friend to
  report that she has just won the lottery and will
  be quitting any day now.
• (dramatic irony)
• Rick convinces his boss that he can do Ginas
  job. The boss fires Gina and tells Rick to do
  both jobs.
• (situational irony)
• Rick then thanks his boss and says, Ill never
  forget what youve done for me.
• (verbal irony)