Irony- 3 types

George breaks a date with his girlfriend so he can go to a ball game with the guys. At the concession stand, he runs into his girlfriend with another guy.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

You are watching a horror movie. You know that the boogey man is waiting for the main character in the closet, but the character doesn’t know and unknowingly opens the closet door.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

As you walk outside into the pouring rain, your friend sarcastically comments, “What lovely weather we’re having today.”

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

A police station gets robbed.

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Verbal Irony

Your date for the school dance shows up in ripped jeans and a stained t-shirt. With a smirk, you say, “Oh! I see you dressed up for the occasion.”

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony

When watching a talk show, the audience knows why a person has been brought on the show. However, the person in the chair does not know that they are going to be reunited with a long lost friend.

• Situational Irony

• Verbal Irony

• Dramatic Irony