IRONY

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IRONY

• The difference between what we expect to happen
  and what actually happens

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There are 3 types of Irony

• Situational irony
• Dramatic irony
• Verbal irony

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Situational Irony

• The difference between what a reader or character
  expects and what actually exists or happens
• Laymans Terms Events turn out differently than
  expected
• Ex. You win a million dollars and then tomorrow
  you end up dying.
• Ex. You finally remember to bring a pencil to
  class for the first time all year your teacher
  does everything hands on today and you dont need
  to use it.
• Ex. Mrs. Merriman was told that she was having a
  baby girl. She gets little Toris room all ready
  for the day she arrives. Upon delivery, the
  doctor tells her she really had a boy.

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Dramatic Irony

• The reader or viewer knows something that the
  character in the story does not know.
• Laymans terms when the audience knows more than
  the character
• Ex. In horror movies, the bad guy is behind the
  door waiting to kill the unsuspecting teen (we
  can see him, but she cant)
• Ex. When you are watching a movie and the music
  gets scary. You know something is going to
  happen but the character in the movie has no
  idea.
• Ex. Your friend laughs at you and tells you that
  you forgot to take the price tag off of your
  jeans. After taking off the tag, you notice that
  as your friend walks away, s/he has a price
  sticker on the rear of his/her jeans.

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Verbal Irony

• When someone knowingly exaggerates or says one
  thing and means another
• Laymans terms say one thing, mean another
• Ex. Your mom asks if you like her new hot pink
  leather pants. You tell her she looks great in
  them (even though they make her look hideous).
• Ex. Your best friend gets a new haircut and asks
  you what you think of it. You tell her it is a
  flattering cut even though her bangs hide her
  entire face and she looks like a fur ball.
• Ex. As you walk into math class, you cry, This
  is my lucky day! when you discover that you not
  only forgot your lunch money but you also forgot
  about your math test.

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Irony is Everywhere!

• We use irony all the time
• When you are sarcastic with your friends, you are
  using verbal irony.
• When you watch tv shows and you know what is
  going to happen, you are watching irony.
• When you expect something to happen and then
  something different occurs, that is ironic.

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How is the following passage ironic?

• Snubbed by his supposed friends after losing all
  his money, the former millionaire said, Now I
  know how loyal and faithful my friends were.
• Key word/s indicating irony?
• Reason this is ironic?

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How is the following passage ironic?

• King Edwards new policy of peace was very
  successful and culminated the Great War to End
  War. It was followed by the Peace to End
  Peace. W.C. Sellar and R.J. Yeatman, 1066 and
  All That
• Key word/s indicating irony?
• Reason for this being ironic?

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How is the following passage ironic?

• He took castles and towns he cut short limbs and
  lives
• He made orphans and widows of children and wives
• This course many years he triumphantly ran,
• And did mischief enough to be called a great man.
• - Lines from Crochet Castleby Thomas Love
  Peacock
• Key word/s indicating irony?
• Reason for this being ironic?