Figurative Language: Pun and Irony

Figurative Language: Pun & Verbal Irony

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Puns

A pun is a skillful play on words based on two words that are close in sound but have different meaning.

 

It is figurative language, which means it cannot be taken literally (actual or factual)

​Example of Pun...

For example:A policeman saw a woman driving a car and knitting at the same time. “Pull over!” he shouted. “No, it’s a scarf,” she replied.

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Review

What is a pun?

• Skillful play on words.

• Saying the opposite of what is really meant.

• Making a comparison between two unlike things.

• A gross exaggeration!

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(make it punny!)

Broken pencils are...

• pointless

• not good

• wood

• worthless

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Why didn't the orange win the race ???

• because it ran out of juice

• because it felt like it

• i don't know

• boq

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what do you call a pig that knows how to do karate

• a pork chop

• a pig that learned karate

• a pork grind

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What is a skeleton's favorite instrument?

• Drums

• Saxophone

• Trombone

• They can't play instruments

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What kind of music are balloons afraid of?

• Pop music

• Swing music

• Classical music

• Rock-n-roll

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My friend was annoying me with bird puns.

• That's unfortunate.

• Are you friends with Mr. Masem?

• Toucan play at that game.

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What word is missing to make this a pun?

That's the _________ thing I've seen.

• stupidest

• wierdest

• funniest

• sealiest

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What is a monster's favorite makeup?

• mas-scare-a

• blush

• lipstick

• wrinkle scream

What is irony?

Irony is a literary device or event in which how things seem to be is in fact very different from how they actually are.

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It rained on a couple's wedding day.

• irony

• not irony, just unfortunate

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How does this photo show dramatic irony?

• We know the girl is about to be eaten by a shark

• The shark doesn't know it's about to run into a swimmer

• All of These

• The girl is afraid of sharks

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Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"

• verbal

• situational

• dramatic

• not ironic

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If you, the reader, know that Sophie's friends are acting strange because they are throwing a surprise party for her, but Sophie does not know this, you are feeling suspense due to

• stress from school

• Sophie being involved in falling action

• dramatic irony

• situation ethics

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Traveling from Pennsylvania to Florida in January in order to avoid the cold weather but finding below-freezing temperatures once you arrived in Florida would be an example of:

• dramatic irony

• good luck

• situational irony

• motion sickness

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Irony can best be used to achieve which of the following effects?

• create humor, suspense, or tragedy

• create an emotional connection with the audience

• create action, setting, and basic situation

• introduce new characters

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A type of verbal irony that intends to mock or show contempt

• repetition

• sarcasm

• ironic twist

• dramatic effect

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When an event turns out in a way that would be the opposite of what a person might logically expect, this is called

• a surprise resolution

• situational irony

• suspense

• dramatic irony

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When the audience or reader knows something important that a character in the story does not know, this is called

• situational irony

• intelligent craft

• dramatic irony

• rising action

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When a person says something that is the opposite of what he/she means, the person is using

• ironic speech

• verbal irony

• trickery

• verbal disagreement

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Irony usually involves something that is 

• false

• silly

• unexpected

• unimportant