What type of irony is it when Microsoft's new CEO completes all of her work on an Apple Computer?
Type of Irony

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Situational Irony
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As the teacher handed back our graded exams, the kid next to me muttered, “Great.”
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Verbal Irony
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In Star Wars, the audience knows that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father, but Luke doesn’t learn this until Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
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Dramatic Irony
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A prisoner spends months digging an underground tunnel leading out of his cell. His plan is flawed, though, and he ends up emerging in the warden’s backyard, where he is promptly caught and returned to prison with additional time added to his sentence. What type of irony is this?
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Situational Irony
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In The Truman Show, a 1998 movie starring Jim Carrey, the main character doesn’t realize he’s living inside a TV show, but everyone else around him, including the audience, knows the truth.
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Dramatic Irony
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What type of irony is described in the scenario: One of my cousins used to constantly complain on social media about the uselessness of social media, but then she was “friended” on Facebook by a former classmate, a young man who eventually became her husband. They’ve been happily married for years.
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Situational Irony
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On a TV talk show, viewers are told the real reason why a guest has been brought onto the show. He mistakenly thinks he’s there to talk about his job at a coffeeshop, but he’s really there to be gifted a full college scholarship. Options: Situational Irony, Verbal Irony, Dramatic Irony
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Dramatic Irony
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