Irony

Irony usually involves something that is 

• false
• silly
• unexpected
• unimportant

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CCSS.L.8.5A

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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CCSS.L.8.5A

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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CCSS.L.8.5A

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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CCSS.L.8.5A

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

• repetition
• sarcasm
• ironic twist
• dramatic effect

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CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

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CCSS.RL.4.3

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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CCSS.L.8.5A

A symbol functions to 

• represent only itself
• make it easy to understand the basic storyline
• represent something beyond itself
• confuse the reader

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CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

Symbols can lead to an understanding of a story's

• action
• plot
• theme
• verbal irony

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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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CCSS.L.8.5A

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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CCSS.L.8.5A