Irony and Ambiguity

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Irony and Ambiguity
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Irony

• Irony
• Irony is the difference between what we expect
  and what actually happens.

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Types of Irony

• There are three types of Irony
• Verbal
• Situational
• Dramatic

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Verbal Irony

• Verbal Irony
• Verbal Irony occurs when someone says something
  but means the complete opposite.

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Examples of Verbal Irony

• Examples of Verbal Irony
• When someone says what a good driver you are when
  you just crashed into them.
• When you thank someone for doing something they
  didnt do.
• Note Verbal Irony can also be called sarcasm

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Finding Verbal Irony

• To find the verbal irony, ask yourself, what is
  really being said? If what the person actually
  says is not exactly what the person really means,
  you likely have verbal irony.

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Situational Irony

• Situational Irony
• Is when the outcome of a situation is
  inconsistent with what we expect would logically
  or normally occur.
• It is the reverse of what we expect will be or
  happen.

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Examples of Situational Irony

• Examples of Situational Irony
• A fire station catching on fire.
• Bill Gates winning a computer in a contest.
• A thiefs house was broken into at the same time
  he was robbing someone else.

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Finding Situational Irony

• To find the situational irony, ask yourself, what
  were you expecting would happen or what did you
  expect it to be? If the situation is something
  different than what we expect would happen or is
  the opposite, then it is situational irony.

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Dramatic Irony

• Dramatic Irony
• Dramatic Irony takes place when the audience or
  reader knows what is going to happen to a
  character but the character does not know.

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Examples of Dramatic Irony

• Examples of Dramatic Irony
• A character in a story only wants a quiet evening
  at home, but the reader knows that there is a
  surprise party waiting for him.
• When a character refuses to go to prom when the
  reader knows she has won queen.

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Finding Dramatic Irony

• To find dramatic irony, ask yourself, what did
  you already know happened or was going to happen.
  

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Ambiguity

• Ambiguity
• Ambiguity allows something to be interpreted in
  several different or conflicting ways.
• Note There is no way to interpret a story if it
  is ambiguous.

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Examples of Ambiguity

• Examples of Ambiguity
• A man says he is an honest person, but lies when
  his girlfriend asks if her butt looks big.
• A Pepsi Cola truck picking up a Coca-Cola vending
  machine to fix it.