Types of Irony

"Just what I have always wanted: a broken leg!"

• Cosmic
• Dramatic
• Situational
• Verbal 

The audience knows the house isn't really haunted, but a terrified visitor takes desperate measures to get away.

• Cosmic
• Dramatic
• Situational
• Verbal

"Don't you just hate it when you get all A's?"

• Cosmic
• Dramatic
• Situational
• Verbal

The audience knows that Romeo and Juliet are falling in love with their mortal enemies, but they do not realize this. 

• Cosmic
• Dramatic
• Situational
• Verbal

A heart surgeon has a heart attack.

• Cosmic
• Dramatic
• Situational 
• Verbal

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A homicide detective commits murder.

• Cosmic
• Dramatic
• Situational
• Verbal

A vet hates animals.

• Cosmic
• Dramatic
• Situational
• Verbal

"Wow! You live in a mansion!  It must be easy to keep both rooms clean."

• Cosmic
• Dramatic
• Situational
• Verbal

When the servant invites Romeo and Benvolio to the Capulet party without him realizing that they are Montagues.

• Cosmic
• Dramatic
• Situational
• Verbal 

A busy man wishes he had time to relax but when stranded on a deserted island, he goes insane from boredom.

• Cosmic
• Dramatic
• Situational
• Verbal