IRONY

Irony involves surprising, interesting, or

amusing contradictions. When a story uses

irony, something unexpected happens.

Irony creates a difference between what is

expected and what happens

3 KINDS OF IRONY

Situational

Verbal

Dramatic

SITUATIONAL IRONY

When something happens that directly contradicts the

expectations of the characters or the audienceThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz . Dorothy travels to a wizard and fulfills his challenging

demands to go home, before discovering she had the ability to go back home all the time.

Back luck: A malfunctioning car is being towed--- Situational Irony: A tow truck is being

towed

Bad Luck: a building burns down—Situational Irony: The firehouse burns down

Bad Luck: A man falls in a swimming pool—Situational Irony: A man steps to the side to

avoid falling in a puddle, but ends up falling in a swimming pool

Harry Potter #7—No Spoilers

VERBAL IRONY

Something contradictory is said

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiR-bnCHIYo

"Oh Great" after something rotten happens is verbal irony. 

A boy steps in big puddle of water by mistake, and his friend smiles kindly, starts to help

his friend up and remarks, "well now, don't you have all the luck!" 

When a mother walks into a room and sees that her children, instead of doing their

homework, are playing video games, she gives them a stern look and says, "Once you're

done with your very important work there, let's take some time out for recreation in the

form of some chemistry problems.”

Donkey: Can I stay with you? Please?

Shrek: Of course.

Donkey: Really?

Shrek: NO.

DRAMATIC IRONY

The audience is aware of something that the character or

speaker is not

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZFYuX84n1U#t=153In The Lion King, Simba goes throughout the film until near its end believing

that he was responsible for his father, Mufasa's, death. However, the audience

knows that it was actually Simba's uncle Scar who killed Mufasa.